2018 in Uganda

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See also:	Other events of 2018 Timeline of Ugandan history

Events in the year 2018 in Uganda .

Incumbents

• President: Yoweri Museveni
• Vice President: Edward Ssekandi
• Prime Minister: Ruhakana Rugunda

Events

• February - Flood kills at least 45 people. ^[1]

Main article: 2018 East Africa floods

• 25 May – Bus accident left 22 people dead and another 15 were injured. ^[2]

Main article: 2018 Kiryandongo bus accident

• 16 August - Arrest of opposition leader MP Bobi Wine
• 11 October - At least 41 people are killed after a river bursts its bank in Bududa, Uganda. Many more are injured and dozens are displaced. ^[3]

Deaths

Geoffrey Oryema in 2001

• 5 January – Livingstone Mpalanyi Nkoyoyo, Anglican prelate, Archbishop of Uganda (b. 1938). ^[4]
• 8 January – James Makumbi, physician and politician (b. 1942)
• 1 February – Mowzey Radio, musician (b. 1985)
• 22 June – Geoffrey Oryema, musician (b. 1953). ^[5]

References

1. "Uganda strives to contain raging cholera outbreaks". Xinhua News Agency. 8 May 2018. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
2. Feingold, Spencer (26 May 2018). "At least 22 killed in Uganda bus crash". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
3. "Uganda landslide near Mount Elgon kills more than 40". BBC News. 12 October 2018.
4. "Livingstone Nkoyoyo dead at 80". anglican.ink. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
5. "France Based Ugandan Music Legend Geoffrey Oryema Dies at 65". Kampala Post. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.