The Inspectorate of Government on March 21, 2023 received a petition from a whistleblower, Steven Ssemakula on the anomalies in the recruitment of a senior director at the National Drugs Authority. It has now emerged that for over a period of one year, there has not been definitive results released from the herbal testing unit…
British American Tobacco (BAT) Uganda and BAT Kenya are on the spot following an investigation which reveals that the companies may have taken advantage of the loopholes in tobacco control governance systems and control the illicit trade of Tobacco products to dump illicit cigarettes into the country. A spot check market survey has since established…
Six suspects accused of shooting and killing an Indian businessman have been committed to the High Court. The incident occurred on October 27, 2022, when Eliod Gumizamu, attached to the Nyakabande Refugee Transit Centre, allegedly shot and injured Patel Kuntaj, a 24-year-old Indian national who operated a hardware shop in Kisoro municipality. Kuntaj later died…
Court in Kampala has sent on remand a 62-year-old man who allegedly defiled his four granddaughters in a Kampala suburb. Muhammuddu Iddi Zingo, also known as Taata Medi, who is living with HIV/AIDS, was yesterday arraigned before Kampala City Hall Court on four charges of aggravated defilement. He appeared before Grade One Magistrate Jane Tibagozenka…
