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Uganda Govt To Recruit More Supreme Court Judges
Government of Uganda has tabled the Judicature (Amendment) Bill, 2023, seeking to increase the number of judges on both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court is the highest Court of judicature in Uganda while the Court of Appeal, which also sits as the Constitutional Court, listens to appeals from the High…
Gen.Busizoori Engages Youths,Leaders To Fight Insecurity In Karamoja
The Joint Security Forces in Karamoja met hundreds of youths and locals from the districts of Nabilatuk, Moroto, Amudat and Napak who had converged in Achegertolim in Nabilatuk Town Council discuss lasting solutions to the insecurity in their communities. Brigadier General Felix Busizoori, the Deputy Commander of 3 Infantry Division while speaking to them emphasized…
DRC Bans FARDC Soldiers From Fighting Rwandan Rebels Amidst Renewed Kagame,Tshisekedi Talks
The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) have declared that they have banned their soldiers from engaging in any contact with Rwandan rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). The military’s announcement was made on November 21, 2023, following separate meetings between US Director of National Intelligence, Avril…
UPC Advises Parents To Nurture Children During Holidays
Uganda people’s congress (UPC) has asked the parents to create enough time for their children,nurture them as third-term holiday is around the clock. While addressing the press at Uganda house,Sharon Arach Oyat UPC Spokesperson revealed that holidays are full of promises and temptations, especially for the Girl child. “parents should emphasize a high degree of…
Four Notorious Thieves Arrested,10 Vehicles Recovered In Police Crackdown
Police in collaboration with a team from the Flying Squad Unit, conducted an operation in areas of Kampala Metropolitan targeting motor vehicle thieves. SCP Namutebi Hadijah, the Uganda Police’s Chief Political Commissar, said in a statement made on November 22, 2023, that the operation commenced on October 26, 2023, where Kisule Juma was arrested to…
Mitooma Chief Magistrate, Sembabule Resident State Attorney Remanded Over UGX2.5 Million Bribe
The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Mitooma Chief Magistrate Sylvia Nvanungi and Sembabule Resident State Attorney Jacqueline Bako, for alleged corruption. The two appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Joan Aciro who charged them with eight counts of corruption. Bako was implicated in all charges, while Nvanungi was involved in one count. These…
10 Cows Stolen From Museveni’s Heavily Guarded Farm In Gomba
As the year draws to a close, law enforcement authorities report a surge in cases of cattle theft nationwide, with even President Museveni’s farm falling victim to such incidents. The escalating demand for livestock has driven thieves to target one of the state farms in Kisozi, Gomba district, according to information disclosed by the Uganda…
One Shot Dead, Two Arrested In Kampala Police Operation
Kampala Metropolitan Police, together with the Director of Crime Intelligence, carried out an operation on November 21, 2023 to mitigate motorbike-related robberies. The operation, that was carried out along the Nakuvubo water channel opposite the Namayiba bus terminal, saw a suspect succumb to gun-shot injuries and two others arrested. The now deceased suspect has been…
Mathew Kirabo Jailed 30 Years for Girlfriend’s Murder
The High Court in Mukono has sentenced Matthew Kirabo Wabulembo to 30 years in prison for the murder of his girlfriend, Desire Mirembe Jemima, a former student at Makerere University Medical School. Kirabo, apprehended in Kenya in September 2023, appeared in court on Tuesday for sentencing after being convicted in absentia due to his evasion…
Senior Police Officer Kakana Arrested In Robbery Of shs117M
On September 19, 2023, a group of five men intercepted a taxi and robbed $317,900 at Nakirebe along Kampala Masaka road. One of the thugs was clad in a Police uniform with the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police armed with a pistol and another was in the army. The rest were in civilian clothing…