The International Criminal Court will on Thursday sentence a child soldier turned Lord’s Resistance Army commander for a litany of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Uganda. Dominic Ongwen, 45, was found guilty in February of 61 charges including murders, rapes and sexual enslavement during a reign of terror in the early 2000s by…
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has asked the High court in Kampala to allow them to settle out of court a case in which they were sued over battering journalists earlier this year. City lawyer Steven Kalali sued the government on behalf of journalists for battering several journalists on February 22, 2021, who’d gone…
The Directorate of Crime Intelligence in close coordination with the Territorial Units in Kiboga and Old Kampala, conducted a well-coordinated raid on major metal business locations in Kayiwa Zone, that was dealing in suspected stolen electric gadgets and transmission wires from electric utilities and poles. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that this followed…
The Minister of Works and Transport, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, has ordered a section of the senior management team at the Uganda Airlines Corporation (UAC) to leave office for at least three months to allow for an internal investigation. According to sources, the top hierarchy including the CEO, Cornwell Muleya have been sent packing after…
police at Kakiri, Wakiso District, working with Flying Squad Unit have recoverd a gun in a bush at Kyanunavillage, Namayumba Town Council on Kampala-Hoima Road. The recovery of the gun follows a case of aggravated robbery that was reported at Kakiri Police on 19/03/2021. It is alleged that at around 10pm information was received from…
Former President of Uganda Journalists Association ‘UJA’ ,Star FM presenter Robert Kagolo has this evening been shot dead at Kasengejje in Wakiso district. Kagolo who lost his brother on Monday, was reportedly returning his late brother’s children from the burrial to their home when he was gunned down right at the brother’s gate. Last week,…
The State House is investigating a case in which Isaac Aijuka, the store manager at National Medical Stores (NMS) warehouse in Ibanda district sold government drugs to Tanzania. According to the State House health monitoring unit assistant director, Dr Brian Arinaitwe, NMS was making the last supply from the district store to the health centres,…
The Ministry of Internal affairs through the Directorate of immigration together with police have rescued and repatriated 42 Burundian girls back home in Gitega. Police also arrested a person who was involved in trafficking them. According to Charles Twine Mansio the Spokesperson of the police criminal investigation Directorate, the suspect has been charged and remanded.…
Several passengers on Wednesday evening sustained serious injuries after a Jaguar Bus had collided with a Fuso lorry and overturned at Kyazanga along the Masaka-Mbarara highway. The accident is reported to have occurred at about 6:30pm, a short distance from Kyazanga town centre in Lwengo district. A Jaguar bus, registration number UAZ 862C heading towards…
Police has arrested Nelson Ofwono a.k.a Nelly Octopus for allegedly murdering his former boss Mugga Isaac on 30/3/2021 at Chilies Ntinda. He will be charged of murder and aggrevated robbery, according to CID spokesperson Charles Twiine. Mugga was the manager of Chilies Fast Foods and Takeaway Restaurant in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. Octopus was picked…
