The territory police in Kabale have arrested a 30-year-old Rwandan national for vandalizing and plucking off a street solar panel along Jackson Road in Central Division, Kabale municipality, at the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Kabale branch. Elly Maate, the police spokesperson for the Kigezi region, stated that the culprit was identified as Alphonse Shimaka…
The suspects appeared before the Mwanga II Magistrates Court on April 11, 2024, and were presided over by Senior Principal Grade One Magistrate Adams Byarugaba. Bbosa, also the proprietor of TransaBosa Electricals, was killed on March 24, 2024, at Kikandwa Village, Lunguja, Lubaga Division. Residents pursued the assailants who were riding on a motorcycle and…
Kiboga district was struck by horror as the lifeless bodies of two young sisters were discovered, allegedly victims of a gruesome ritual sacrifice. The suspect, Sulaiman Sentongo, a witch doctor residing in Kirinda Village, Kapeke Sub County, has been apprehended by local authorities. The victims have been identified as Sylvia Nantongo, aged 5, and Esther…
Three officers from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) have been acquitted of corruption charges by the Inspector General of Government (IGG). Geoffrey Sseremba, the Accounting Officer, Deogratius Masagazi, the Under Secretary/Head of Department, Pacification and Development Programme, Tracy Atuhirwe, an accountant, together with Minister Mary Gorreti Kitutu Kimono, have been facing trial for…
Five suspects linked to the alleged murder of Eng. Daniel Bbosa, on the 25.02.2024 at Kikandwa village, Lungujja-Rubaga Division, in the Kampala District have been remanded to Luzira Prison by Mengo court. The suspects who with malice aforethought, unlawfully caused the death of the victim, include; Lujja Noah, a 21 year old, Mason of Kabanga…
Kenyan police have re-arrested a fugitive murder suspect who had escaped from police custody, local media report. Kelvin Kangethe, 41, is wanted by US authorities in connection with the killing of his girlfriend in Boston last October. He has not commented on the allegations. He had been detained in Kenya awaiting a decision on whether…
The grand mafia plan to divert Parish Development Model cash from the known and tested channels (government Financial Institutions – FIs) of disbursement to the use of Wendi (an infant mobile wallet platform developed by Post Bank) may cause the government to lose billions of taxpayers’ money. Since Wendi was launched in July 2023 to…
Uganda Police alongside other security agencies have rescued 83 children between the ages of 5 and 15 from a suspected trafficking scheme operating in Wabulugu Magamaga town council, located in the Mayuge district. This operation unveiled a disturbing scene at an unregistered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) named Namu Mission Uganda. During a press briefing held at…
The matter in which the Kampala city businessman and company director at Taifa Partners Limited, Emmanuel Asiimwe is accused of forging and uttering false documents has been adjourned to February 9, 2024. Asiimwe appeared in court on Thursday before the Chief Magistrate – Buganda Road, His Worship Ronald Kayizzi with a new lawyer who sought…
Stephen Kipkiyeny Tarus, the former Assistant Minister for Internal Security in Kenya, has been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court for falsification of export documents. The Minister was arrested on Wednesday, January 10, 2024, by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) officials and arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on January 11, 2024. Tarus, who appeared before the anti-corruption…
