Uganda Police Force in Iganga district on Wednesday, February 5, 2019, quelled a sit-down strike staged by over 800 teachers who were protesting over low transport allowances. The teachers from the seven districts of Iganga, Namutumba, Luuka, Mayuge, Bugiri, Bugweri and Namuyingo were undergoing one- week induction training on the newly approved secondary schools’ curriculum…
The Arua based UPDF Units under the Command of Col Jackson Kayanja the Brigade Commander 409Bde, kicked off the celebrations to mark Terehe Sita in Arua by leading the force in cleaning of Arua city and other outreach programs. The exercise was flagged off at the Mayor’s Gardens and moved to the regional referral hospital…
Atleast Six people have been arrested for planting cannabis in Queen Elizabeth national park in Kasese District. The six were arrested in a joint operation carried out by police, UPDF and UWA officers on Saturday. The suspects; Friday Wilson (52 years old), Nason Thembo (23 years), Zalimoni Masereka (38 years), Kyomuhendo Mugasa (29 years), Happy…
Rev Fr. Dr Vincent Musabyimana, a priest attached to Kabale Diocese has been found dead in the United States of America. Father Musabyimana, 52, was found dead on Thursday night in his room at Saint Veronica Parish in South San Francisco.Musabyimana had gone to America to pursue a postdoctoral degree in Catholic Educational Leadership at…
Police in Sembabule District have arrested a Local Defence Unit (LDU) officer for shooting dead a police officer. Jamada Luwaga, a resident of Rugusuulu Sub County in Sembabule District, allegedly shot dead Corporal Gerald Olweny, 32, a police officer attached to Rugusuulu Police Station on Wednesday night. The two had gone to Rugusuulu trading centre to…
Uganda Police Force in Wamala Region is investigating an incident where a police officer accidentally shot dead a 13 year old pupil in an operation. Patick Manihiro, a pupil at Bukuya Primary School, was accidentally shot and killed by a stray bullet, when officers at Bukuya Police, responded to a disturbance call about an aggressive…
The Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala is holding more than 50 top city robbers who have been terrorizing Kampala City and its suburbs, robbing people, especially women of their valuables like phones, handbags and millions of shillings among others. The Criminal gangs were arrested in areas of Arua Park, Kiseka Market, Owin Market, Katwe,…
The ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party offices in Kabale have been torched by unknown arsonists. The office located in Kisoro Taxi Park commonly known as Esso along Kabale road was set on fire last night. According to one of the workers who preferred anonymity, the arsonist poured petrol through the front window where the…
The Uganda People Defence Force (UPDF) military Jet ranger AF302 has crashed in Gomba killing two pilots, the army has confirmed. This was revealed by the UPDF Spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire who said a military helicopter had crashed in Gomba on Tuesday morning- killing the pilot and another crew member. “Sadly. no one is reported…
Christians at St Thomas Aquinas Sub-Parish of Kyebando, a Kampala suburb, were on Sunday morning shocked to learn about the theft of a baby whom the parents unknowingly handed over to a kidnapper during morning Mass. According to Fr Nicholas Kerebba Mumbi, the priest who presided over the Mass, Christians heard that the four-month-old baby…
