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US-Based Former Ugandan Boxer Joseph Kiwanuka Is Dead

May 27, 2026 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

The US-based Ugandan former boxer Joseph Kiwanuka—also known by his boxing alias, “The African Express”—is dead. Family sources said Kiwanuka

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Charles Byekwaso Icon Of Uganda’s Sports Broadcasting Is Dead At 79

May 15, 2026 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

One of Uganda’s leading broadcasters and football live commentator , Charles Byekwaso is dead. He was 79 years old. He

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The powerful legacy of America’s civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dead at 84

February 17, 2026February 17, 2026 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

Jackson’s presidential runs in 1984 and 1988 played a significant role in shaping the modern Democratic Party The Rev. Jesse

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The Life And Times Of Polly Ouma Who Passed On At Age Of 83

January 2, 2026January 2, 2026 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

Former Simba FC and Uganda Cranes captain Polly Ouma who died at Nsambya hospital aged 83 was an influential figure

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Former Makerere Vice Chancellor Prof. Luboobi Dead At 80

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Renowned Professor of mathematics and former Vice Chancellor of Uganda’s leading Makerere University is dead at age of 80. Prof.

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I will Marry When I Want: The Life And Times Of Ngugi Wa Thiong’o 87

May 29, 2025May 29, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

Born James Thiong’o Ngugi to Thiong’o wa Nduucu and Wanjika wa Ngugi, Ngugi is the fifth child of the third

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The Life And Times Of George Foreman, Boxing Legend And Entrepreneur, Dead At 76

March 22, 2025March 22, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

George Foreman, the former heavyweight boxing champion turned business entrepreneur who was part of some of the sport’s most memorable

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The Life And Times Of George Okurapa (65) Makerere University Guild President Who Transited Three Presidents And two Coups

February 21, 2025February 21, 2025 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

By Alfred Geresom Musamali |  Around February 1985, forty (40) years ago, Uganda’s Makerere University Northcote (now Nsibirwa) Hall chairman

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The Life Times Of Jimmy Carter Former US President Who Died At 100 Years Of Age

December 30, 2024December 30, 2024 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter who died at the age of 100, almost two years after announcing he would spend his

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Liam Payne, A Former Member Of The British Boys Hit Band, One Direction, Is Dead At 31

October 17, 2024October 17, 2024 UgandaUpdate 0 Comments

Liam Payne, a former member of the hit band, One Direction, has died at the age 31 in an incident

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