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NRM’s Andrew Muwonge Wins Kayunga LC5 By-Election
The National Ruling Movement – NRM Candidate Andrew Muwonge has emerged the winner of the Kayunga LC5 Seat following Thursday’s polls in the district. According to latest polls announced on Friday morning, Andrew Muwonge garnered a total of 31,830 votes against National Unity Platform’s Harriet Nakwedde who managed 31,380 votes in a highly contested election.…
Assailants Gun Down Two Kiboga Police Officers
Police in Wamala region have started a man hunt for assailants who killed two police officers attached to Nakasozi Police post in Kiboga District and robbed their guns. It is reported that the incident occured at a round 7:30pm on Thursday when the officers were attacked while seated at the police post by a gang…
Govt Resolves To Pay Allowances Of Striking Medical Interns
The Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, has given legislators assurance that medical intern doctors and senior medical staff in government health facilities will be paid within two weeks. “It is true that the House handled the issue and passed Shs32.5 billion in the supplementary budget to cater…
Fraudster Cons Uganda Police Officers Millions Of Shillings
Detectives from Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID are hunting for a fraudster who has collected an unspecified amount of money in millions of shillings from a number of police officers for attending a non-existent training in Switzerland. The fraudster targeted police officers attached to the Directorate of Police Medical Services claiming that they were selected for a…
Law Council Approves Ex Police Boss Gen. Kale Kayihura For Practice
The Uganda Law Council has approved the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Gen Kale Kayihura for practice. We’ve learnt that Gen. Kayihura is among the 21 applicants that are eligible for enrollment after they were approved during the Law Council meeting held on 10th November 2021. Gen Kayihura served as the IGP from 2005…
UPDF Passes Out 111 Officers
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) on 17th December 2021 passed out 111 UPDF Officers in Jinja after successfully completing the Junior Command and Staff Course. While presiding over the ceremony, Brig Gen Mathew Gureme, the Chief of training and Recruitment observed that Professionalization is the process of turning a group or an occupation into…
Speeding Vehicle Knocks Dead Mukono Business Woman
A speeding vehicle has knocked dead a young business woman along Namanve -Seeta at Jroad near Jomayi stones outlet. According to Deputy Kampala police spokesperson Luke Oweyesigyire revealed that the deceased has been identified as Patricia Nabugabo, a resident of Takajunge in Mukono district. “Our officers are hunting for the owner car that knocked her…
Speaker Among,Min.Tumwebaze Flag Off construction Of UGX 71 Irrigation Scheme
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, has broken ground for the construction of Shs71billion Acomai irrigation scheme in Kamutur Sub-county in Bukedea District. The project, which is under the Agricultural Value Chain Development Programme being implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, is also expected to be constructed in Bulambuli District.…
Goma Residents Protest Deployment Of Rwanda Police In Deadly Street Battles
Violent protests have broken out in Goma, Eastern Democratic Congo (DRC), with demonstrators challenging plans by the Rwandan government to deploy police forces in their city. Protesters hurled bricks at law enforcement personnel and even lit bonfires in the streets to show their dissatisfaction at reports that the police institutions of Rwanda and DRC agreed…
Enanga: Disgruntled Politicians Are Behind Police Attacks
After several years of relative calm and peace, the Joint Securing Agencies have started registering a slight increase, in deadly attacks against police officers and the subsequent robbery of their guns. The recent attack and double murder of CPL Nsubuga Francis and SPC Ddimba Paul at Nakasozi police post, now brings the number of police…