On August 10, 2024, a landslide occurred at the Kiteezi landfill in Kampala, Uganda’s capital. As of August 11, 2024, the landslide has claimed the lives of at least 18 people with the toll rising as rescue efforts continue.
Ugandan athlete Benjamin Kiplagat, three-time Olympian, known for his prowess in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, was found dead in Eldoret, Kenya, with reports suggesting he had been brutally stabbed.
Uganda has secured its place in the ICC T20 World Cup 2024, the nation’s first-ever appearance in an ICC World Cup event. This happened in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Africa Region Qualifier held in Windhoek, Namibia.
Uganda has been a nation marked by political turbulence and a long-standing authoritarian rule under President Yoweri Museveni since 1986. In recent years, opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi, prominently known as Bobi Wine, has arisen as a huge figure rocking the boat.
On June 17, 2023, militants linked to the Islamic State (IS) group attacked Lhubiriha secondary school in Mpondwe, Uganda, resulting in the deaths of at least 40 people, mostly students. The attack was carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world’s toughest anti-LGBTQ laws, which includes the death penalty for “aggravated homosexuality.”
The Ugandan parliament has passed a law that imposes up to 10 years in prison for identifying as LGBTQ+. Same-sex relations are already illegal in Uganda, and this new legislation targets activities including promoting and abetting homosexuality, conspiracy to engage in homosexuality and even identifying as LGBTQ+.
