Kampala

American

[kahm-pah-luh, kam-] / kɑmˈpɑ lə, kæm- /

noun

a city in and the capital of Uganda, in the S part.

Kampala British

/ kæmˈpɑːlə /

noun

the capital and largest city of Uganda, in Central region on Lake Victoria: Makerere University (1961). Pop: 1 208 544 (2002 est)

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Since the election, Ugandan authorities have reportedly arrested dozens of youths on various charges linked to election-related incidents in Kampala.

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Mobile money agent Mirembe Tracy laments that her business in Uganda's bustling capital Kampala was paralysed when the government shut the internet during last week's fiercely contested general election.

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The health of detained veteran Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye has "reached a critical and deteriorating state", his party says, after he was taken overnight to a medical facility in the capital, Kampala.

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He says he fled the house, in a suburb of the capital, Kampala, on Friday night during a raid by the security forces.

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Overnight, Wine's party said that he had been abducted from his home in the capital, Kampala - a claim denied by the police.

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