Uganda Cranes Stories

Denis Onyango hails Uganda's ticket buyout for 2024 CHAN playoff
Erick Kariuki  |  Aug 29, 2025

Uganda will host the CHAN 2024 third-place playoff between Sudan and Senegal at Mandela National Stadium, Namboole, on Friday evening, with kickoff se...

KMPDC shuts down 158 health facilities, downgrades 25 over failure to meet medical standards
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 28, 2025

The Council said the move follows an inspection of 288 facilities, which also led to the downgrading of 25 and retention of 105 at their current opera...

Drama as former nominated Senator Gloria Orwoba barred from Senate despite court reinstatement
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 27, 2025

In a video circulating online, a frustrated Orwoba confronted security officers, insisting she had every legal right to enter and daring them to arres...

Fifteen injured in Mombasa road crash after PSV collides with cargo truck
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 24, 2025

The crash comes just two days after Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir unveiled a report explaining the spike in road accidents in August 2025...

Poor roads, reckless drivers, unroadworthy vehicles blamed for deadly August crashes
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 23, 2025

Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir said that although different investigations pointed to varying factors, the three remained the most consist...

Live blog: Suspected goons stone Rigathi Gachagua's convoy on Mombasa Road
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 21, 2025

On Tuesday, Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen downplayed Gachagua's arrival but warned that security agencies are adequately prepared to deal with any in...

DR Congo conflict: Why peace talks with M23 rebels are stalling despite Doha deal
DW News  |  Aug 21, 2025

Kinshasa insists on M23’s full withdrawal and an end to external backing, while the rebels demand political and security guarantees before disarming,...

Kenya to roll out national traffic accident database to curb road carnage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 20, 2025

The database will introduce real-time reporting and analysis of crash data, helping authorities to identify high-risk roads and deploy targeted interv...

Police ready to handle potential unrest as Gachagua returns from US, Murkomen assures
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 19, 2025

Murkomen said that while Kenya has remained peaceful during Gachagua’s absence, police are ready to act should his return trigger unrest.

ADF rebels kill at least 52 civilians in eastern DRC
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 19, 2025

According to the Regional Congolese Army spokesperson, Lieutenant Elongo Kyondwa Marx, ADF rebels, armed with machetes and other weapons, attacked the...

From Kenya to Ghana: Why Africa’s skies remain unsafe amid human error, regulatory gaps
DW News  |  Aug 18, 2025

From Ghana’s deadly crash to Kenya’s mid-air tragedies, experts warn that negligence, weak oversight, climate chaos, and above all, human error are pu...

Speculation grows over Edwin Sifuna's growing ties with Kalonzo Musyoka
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 16, 2025

Kalonzo, who met Sifuna on August 14 on the sidelines of the Law Society of Kenya’s annual conference in Kwale County, hinted at a potential political...

Ghana holds state funeral for helicopter crash victims
XINHUA  |  Aug 16, 2025

Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama said at the funeral that the accident is a disaster that has cast a shadow over the heart of Ghana, bringing a...

NTSA issues safety guidelines ahead of schools reopening
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 15, 2025

The authority called on schools to rely on the list of licensed speed limiter suppliers in Kenya as listed on its website.

Malava by-election aspirant Enock Andanje dies after collapsing at widows’ forum
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 15, 2025

Dr Andanje, remembered fondly as the immediate former Principal of Bungoma High School, took early retirement earlier this year to vie for the Malava...

Government to install telematics devices in trucks, PSVs to curb road crashes
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 15, 2025

Transport Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir told the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Transport and Infrastructure on Thursday that the meas...

UDA sets September 20 as nomination date for by-elections
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 14, 2025

According to the IEBC, political parties intending to take part in the by-elections must submit the names and specimen signatures of authorised party...

Showdown looms as former DP Rigathi Gachagua cuts short US tour
Barack Oduor  |  Aug 14, 2025

In a statement on Thursday, August 14, Gachagua said his early return was to focus on preparations for the upcoming by-elections, apologising to suppo...

High Court bars police from arresting Malala over Mumias helicopter landing
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 12, 2025

According to the petition, the police issued a public press statement accusing the petitioner of reckless operation of aircraft and negligence for the...

KEMRI to conduct free DNA tests for AMREF plane crash victims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 12, 2025

Songok noted that KEMRI’s facilities and expertise would be mobilised immediately to carry out the tests.

More than three million displaced people return home in DRC despite ongoing conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

Most returns have taken place in the volatile east, with over two million people going back to their villages in North Kivu province and more than 600...

One dead, six injured in collision involving Royal Liner bus on Kisumu-Busia road near Lela
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 11, 2025

The crash reportedly happened when a flatbed trailer-truck attempting to overtake at a sharp bend just past Lela in Maseno collided with the bus from...

Police probes spike in fatal crashes on Kenyan roads as over 50 dead in three days
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

Police noted that most crashes are preventable if road users avoid risky behaviours such as speeding, reckless overtaking, drink-driving, overloading,...

Four dead, one critically injured in Kibwezi-Kitui road crash
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

Reports indicated that the group was returning from a dowry ceremony ahead of a wedding planned for next Saturday.

Leaders demand Coptic roundabout redesign on Kisumu–Kakamega Highway after crash kills 26 mourners
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The leaders argue that repeated accidents at the site, caused by its dangerous slope and poor road features, make it a death trap that must be fixed i...

Two killed in crash involving ENA Coach bus, multiple vehicles on Narok-Maai Mahiu Highway
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 10, 2025

The crash reportedly occurred at around 11:00 pm on Saturday near the steep climb section of Mai Mahiu, when the bus, heading towards Migori, was stru...

Seven killed in lorry-matatu collision at Korompoi on Isinya-Namanga highway
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

This fatal incident follows another deadly crash on Friday evening, where at least 25 people died when a bus carrying mourners overturned at the Copti...

Ruto calls for action after Kisumu-Kakamega highway crash kills 25
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

Ruto emphasised the urgent need to tackle all traffic violations and improve road safety across the country. Survivors are currently receiving care at...

AMREF Flying Doctors names victims of Githurai crash, condoles with families
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 09, 2025

AMREF CEO and Accountable Manager Stephen Gitau said the crew were Captain Muthuka Munuve and Captain Brian Kimani Miaro, while medics, Dr Charles Mug...

AMREF aircraft was en route to Somalia to evacuate seriously ill child - CEO
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 08, 2025

KCAA said that the Cessna Citation XLS, registration 5Y-FDM, lost radio and radar contact with Air Traffic Control at 2:17 pm, approximately three min...

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