It’s raining, it’s pouring…

From floods to a high-profile murder and the excitement of a coronation, we look back on the ups and downs of the week, through the lenses of our photojournalists.

Heavy rains continued to pound different parts of the country in the week past, leaving destruction in their wake.

On Thursday, following a downpour, a section of the Kabale-Kisoro road caved in at Kaara village in Hamurwa town council, Rubanda district, leaving traffic to delicately make its way down what was left of the road.

Traffic on what was left of the Kabale-Kisoro road after half of it was swept away by landslides last week. (Photo by Job Namanya)

The Bundibugyo-Fort Portal road suffered the same fate as landslides created cracks on it at Dumba in Bundibugyo town council. (Photo by Geofrey Nyamwongera)

In Mbarara City, residents of Kitobero village were left stranded after Kitobero bridge collapsed. It is just one of several that were this week washed away in Mbarara City and Ntungamo district following flooding of River Rwizi. The Mbarara City Mayor, Robert Mugabe Kakyebezi, ordered for the closure of Kitobero bridge, advising residents to use Ngaromwenda Bridge on the Mbarara Kabale road for their safety. Photo by Abdulkarim Ssengendo

For some, however, the collapse of the bridge was an opportunity to make some money. The dangers notwithstanding, they offered to carry residents across the river. Photo by Abdulkarim Ssengendo

Elsewhere in Mbarara, business continued, in spite of the damage to the roads. This tuk tuk rider, for instance, negotiated his way through the flooded Kakyenkye-Jomayi road on Tuesday. Photo by Fred Turyakira

The story was no different in eastern Uganda where residents found different ways to cross a section of the road that had been submerged at Kisoga village, Nazigo sub-county. The road links Kayunga to Mukono and Buikwe districts. Several access roads and bridges have been submerged and others washed away in the three districts following the flooding of River Musamya.Photo by Saul Wokulira

President Yoweri Museveni and his daughter Natasha Karugire were in the east on Thursday and were not spared the rain. The President was in Mbale district to retrace, for a documentary, the history of the Front for National Salvation (FRONASA) liberation movement he launched in the early 1970s. The President was also accompanied on his visit by his grandson, Mugina Karugire. Photos by PPU

The President in Namutumba District on Monday where he attended the International Labour Day celebrations. At the event he recognised several Ugandans for their service to the nation. They included Uganda Airlines Pilots (left to right, Ritah Drazu, Vanita Kayiwa, Ritah Nasirumbi). Second left is Vivian Ddambya, a National Digital Transformation Expert, who was awarded for her outstanding contribution to the field of ICT. PPU photo

Passionate members of the security forces added colour to the event, their eyes remaining firmly on their duty, wardrobe mishaps notwithstanding. PPU photo

The rain made yet another appearance, with the Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, and the Minister of State for Labour, Employment and Industrial Relations, Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, making their remarks under umbrellas. Photos by Donald Kiirya

No one attending the event could have imagined that this would be Engola’s last public appearance. Tuesday morning arrived with the shocking news of his murder. Engola was shot dead the following day at his home in Kyanja, Kampala by his bodyguard, Private Wilson Sabiiti.

Tuesday morning arrived with the shocking news of minister Charles Okello Engola's murder. Engola was shot dead at his home in Kyanja, Kampala by his bodyguard, Private Wilson Sabiiti, who then shot himself dead in a nearby salon. Relatives collapsed on hearing the news as the scene was cordoned off as a crime scene. (Phots by Stuart Yiga)

The salon where Pte Sabiiti ended his life. The scene was cordoned off as a crime scene. (Photo by Stuart Yiga)

In matters of crime, five men, alleged to be part of a gang that has been attacking schools and killing security guards in Wakiso, Mukono and Mpigi districts were arraigned at Matugga Magistrates Court and charged with 17 counts of murder and aggravated robbery. They were: Hassan Ali Yusuf Babu, 27, Reagan Mawejje, 25, Paul Mayengo Musinguzi alias Karefu,32, Emma Ssettenda, 18, and Denis Egesa, 23.(Photos by Wasswa Sentongo)

Also in court, was Agnes Nandutu State Minister for Karamoja Affairs who was all smiles after she was granted bail at the Anti-corruption Court on Thursday. Nandutu had been on remand since April 19, following her arrest in connection with irregularities in the distribution of iron sheets intended for beneficiaries in Karamoja. (Photos by Ivan Kabuye)

The week came to a close with a big bang, with the coronation in London of King Charles III. Hours to the event at Westminster Abbey, the British community in Uganda kicked off a series of activities to commemorate the historic event. On Thursday, the British High Commissioner in Uganda, Kate Airey, hosted a colourful lunch at her residence in Nakasero Kampala.(Photos by Eddie Ssejjoba)

The big lunch (Photos by Eddie Ssejjoba)