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Gov’t suspends all school trips after King David tragedy

Published by The Independent Uganda By The Independent · 18 July 2026 at 08:00
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Gov’t suspends all school trips after King David tragedy
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The government has suspended all school trips and educational excursions across Uganda with immediate effect following the fatal road crash that claimed the lives of nearly 20 pupils from King David Junior School in Makindye. The announcement was made on Friday by Acting Education Minister Dr John Chrysostom Muyingo as … The post Gov’t suspends all school trips after King David tragedy appeare

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