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Current marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum and his coach Gervais Hakizimana died in a road accident Sunday night outside the Rift Valley town of Eldoret, Kenyan police confirmed. The 24-year-old Kenyan athlete, who was driving a Toyota Premio, and his coach died at the scene of the crash, Elgeyo Marakwet County Police Commander Peter Mulinge told CNN.A third occupant survived with serious injuries, Mulinge added. Here’s How Kenyan Marathon World Record Holder Kelvin Kiptum Died In An Accident. “He lost control, veered off the road, entered into a ditch 60 meters away and hit a big tree,” Mulinge said.…

Jacob Kiplimo won the National cross-country championships held in Tororo on Saturday. The now reigning World cross country champion, secured the 10km meter race victory in 29 minutes, 3 seconds. Dan Kibet from the Uganda Prison Services followed in the second position as he crossed the finishing line at 29 minutes, 9 seconds followed by Hosea Kiplangat from the same club at 29 minutes 14 seconds. Kiplimo says his victory ushers him to prepare for the World Cross Country Championships that are slated for March 30th in Belgrade Serbia. “My preparations are now going to focus on how to defend…

Judge Julia Sebutinde of ganda has been elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by her peers, for a term of three years. Earlier, Lebanese judge Nawaf Salam was Tuesday elected President of the ICJ. Vice-President Sebutinde has been a Member of the Court since 6 February 2012. Before joining the Court, Vice-President Sebutinde was a judge at the Special Court for Sierra Leone from 2005 to 2011. Sebutinde was in the news last month when she gave a dissenting ruling as the ICJ gave order for Israel to prevent genocide acts in Gaza. Judge…

BY PULSE UG | Bugembe at a press conference this week, took time to share details of his special relationship, which started years ago. He revealed that the Gutujja Singer was one of the people who helped him out of depression when he suffered a love heartbreak. “There was a situation I was going through… there was a girl w The 39-year-old gospel artist and mega-church pastor has remained single to date and fended off endless pressures from his fans and church members about getting married. Meanwhile, Bugembe also praised Namakula for remaining relevant on the music scene for such…

BY NILE POST | The President of Rwanda Paul Kagame has appointed his daughter Ange Kagame to take charge of policy and strategy in the office of the president. The appointment of Ange Kagame follows a cabinet resolution at Urugwiro Village on Tuesday. According to her new role, Ange Kagame, a Master’s scholar in International Affairs from Columbia University will be advising her father, the president on key economic policies and strategies. Before her new role, she has been a senior policy analyst in the same office. Ange joins her siblings who already make up the inner circle of the…

ENTEBBE – The Uganda National Meteorological Authority predicts a dry spell which has been characterised by the persistent rainfall following the El Nino season “The February rainfall viewpoint has shown that most parts of the county are likely to remain dry and sunny accompanied by blurred conditions” as viewed by the Met “However, occasional rainfall is expected in areas of South-Western and around Lake Victoria basin.” Unlike the month of January in which the country experienced substantial rains in the water basin areas, temperatures are expected to be warmer than average over most parts of the country in February. In January,…

BY OBSERVER | Some of the stakeholders in Uganda’s gold industry have welcomed a recent directive by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on gold exportation, saying it will encourage value addition and improve the sector’s tax contribution to the country. On January 28, URA alerted all airlines operating in Uganda not to accept any gold shipments from Uganda if the exporters have no proof of clearance of all outstanding arrears or made arrangements to do so. “I am writing to inform you that customs management has guided that no gold export will be processed from January 28, 2024 until the exporters…

Uganda once again taken a step to restore its interest to have a domestic oil refinery making it part of the overall plan inflate the benefits from the gas and oil industry The new players being  UAE-led consortium associated with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, a member of the Dubai royal family. The firm known, as Alpha MBM, is an investment vehicle, part of the MBM family of investments listed also as private interest of the Royal Family. Alpha MBM is in consortium for the refinery project with two companies with extensive oil and gas…

BY THE INDEPENDENT | In a significant legal development, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday delivered a ruling denying Donald Trump broad immunity from federal prosecution. This ruling represents a notable setback for the former president, who is highly likely to pursue an appeal in response. The decision follows arguments made by Trump’s legal team a month prior, where they asserted sweeping claims of immunity from federal prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. These claims were vehemently opposed by lawyers representing the special counsel, who warned that granting such broad…

On Thursday, February 1, President Yoweri Museveni publicly commended the security forces for their outstanding performance during the recent NAM and G77+ China summits held in Uganda. In a significant legal development, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday delivered a ruling denying Donald Trump broad immunity from federal prosecution. This ruling represents a notable setback for the former president, who is highly likely to pursue an appeal in response. The decision follows arguments made by Trump’s legal team a month prior, where they asserted sweeping claims of immunity from federal prosecution…