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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya’s Karan Patel has been crowned champion of the 2024 Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally after winning eight of the nine sections in the three day rally that concluded on Sunday. The ARC Rally started and ended at the Speke Resort Park, in Bujjagali …
Read More »Vivo Energy Uganda reaffirms Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally title sponsorship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Vivo Energy Ugand has announced its continued partnership as the title sponsor of the Shell V-Power Annual Pearl of Africa Uganda Rally, scheduled to take place from 10th to 12th May 2024 in Jinja. The company, a, the marketer and distributor of Shell-branded fuels and …
Read More »32 drivers participate in EMC rally
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-two drivers from various rally clubs nationwide participated in the first round of this year’s MOIL Eastern Motor Club-EMC hold in Jinja and Mayuge districts on Saturday. The drivers, divided into two-wheel and four-wheel categories, were flagged off for a 24-kilometer track starting from Lwanda …
Read More »Only 11 finish MOSAC Rally as bad weather frustrates drivers
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Drivers have complained that the rains made the roads slippery and hard for them to navigate during the the 2021 Mosac Rally Championship held in the districts of Jinja and Mayuge on Saturday. Duncan Mubiru “Kikankane” was crowned the 2020/2021 Uganda rally champion after …
Read More »Police halts Mosac Rally curtain raiser
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Friday, temporarily halted the ongoing curtain-raising activities ahead of 2021, MOSAC rally slated for tomorrow, within selected areas in Jinja and Mayuge districts respectively. Dozens of police personnel sealed off Jinja Shell Petrol Station and directed drivers and mechanics …
Read More »Kyotera man stabbed at Minister Kasolo’s rally
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 40-year-old National Resistance Movement -NRM supporter has been admitted to hospital in serious condition after being stabbed at a rally in Kalisizo town council. The incident occurred at Kalisizo playground where Haruna Kyeyune Kasolo, the incumbent Member of Parliament for Kyotera constituency held a …
Read More »US flags burn as thousands mourn general in Tehran
Tehran, Iran | AFP | US and Israeli flags were set alight in Iran’s capital Saturday as thousands mourned the loss of top military commander Qasem Soleimani, a day after he was killed by American forces. “We are with you,” they chanted as they waved their hands in unison during the …
Read More »Africa, Kenya hail return of legendary Safari Rally to WRC
Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday hailed a decision by the International Automobile Federation (FIA) to include the country’s fabled Safari Rally in the world championships from next year. Kenya has worked hard to get its rally back onto the world circuit after it fell …
Read More »Lwakataka remanded for malicious damage
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former rally ace, Ponsiano Lwakataka has been remanded to Kawuga prison in Mukono district for malicious damage to property in Kiwanga Lwanda village in Mukono municipality. He was dragged before the Mukono Grade one magistrate’s court on Tuesday afternoon. However, the Mukono Grade one magistrate, Patience …
Read More »Businessman Charles Muhangi dead
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Businessman and rally ace Charles Muhangi is dead. Vincent Sekaate, the CID Spokesperson Kampala has confirmed Muhangi’s death. However, details about the death are still scanty. Muhangi has been embroiled in a wrangle with businessman, Drake Lubega over the ownership of Qualicel Bus …
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