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Woman dies in stampede for NRM T-shirts at Soroti County MP's campaign rally in Kamuda

Election Related Verified Soroti 10 Jan 2026 Severity: 4/5

A 28-year-old woman died after being trampled when a crowd at a campaign rally for Soroti County MP Patrick Aeku at Aminit primary school surged for NRM T-shirts bearing President Museveni's photo, according to a relative and a local leader quoted by the Daily Monitor. Soroti police said a file had been opened and rally organisers would be summoned; Aeku expressed regret and promised to support the burial.

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1 killed

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