Police have confirmed the arrest of Samson Kasumba, a journalist at NBS TV. Police Spokesman Fred Enanga in a televised briefing Tuesday afternoon said the news anchor was “picked” Monday evening “as he was heading back home”. According to the police spokesperson, Kasumba is being quizzed by detectives for alleged involvement in subversive activities. “……
Senior NBS TV anchor and journalist, Samson Kasumba, was yesterday night arrested and detained at Kira Road Police Station. According to reports, Samson was arrested minutes after he had co-anchored the Live at 9 news bulletin with Sheila Nduhukire. Sources have told us that he was arrested outside the NBS TV offices as he headed…
The Chinese embassy in Guinea on Monday condemned and dismissed rumor reports claiming that the Guinean government had arrested Chinese nationals. The online reports said that the Chinese nationals in the West African country were arrested in retaliation to alleged discrimination against Africans in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. The report claimed that the…
The Joint Security Task Force has arrested two people driving with forged movement stickers. These errant drivers have been identified as Besigye Denis driving motor vehicle registration number UBB 721K and Luswata Nasif cruising car number UBE 599S.Their vehicles are currently parked at Police Headquarters, Naguru. Besigye and Luswata after their arrest Police has preferred…
High Court has ordered Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI), Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF), Police and Attorney General to produce City Lawyer and activist Kakwenza Rukira in court on April 27, 2020, at 11 am without fail. Kakwenza was reportedly arrested from his home in Iganga on Tuesday, April 14, by security agents, citing cyber…
Katwe Police are investigating a case of suspected murder by stabbing in a domestic brawl. Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that on 18.4.2020 at Makindye Police Station,in Kirundu Zone, Luwafu Parish, Makindye Division, Police officers at the Counter heard a woman calling for help. “The law enforcement officers immediately rushed to the scene…
Police alongside military have arrested Mityana Municipality MP Francis Zaake for allegedly distributing food to his constituents. Zaake said on his Facebook page Sunday that the military had broken into his home and was looking for him. “…they are breaking every door of my house searching to arrest me for the crime of sharing food…
There is massive outcry among several members of the public after the Uganda police announced on Saturday that it had seized several sacks of marijuana which were being driven to Kampala on a truck during this ongoing Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. It all started when Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango announced on Twitter that police had seized…
Word coming in from our Spies in the corridors of power indicate that the Parliament of Uganda is infested with several Members of Parliament who are indulging themselves in dubious deals from which they pocket hundreds of millions of shillings. According to our Spies, there are MPs who are using their positions to seal all…
Seasoned journalist Charles Etukuri, who works with the New Vision, a government owned newspaper, is in deep trouble after court ruled that he defamed Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs Gen. Severino Kahinda Otafiire. Buganda Road court ruled on Tuesday that Etukuri defamed Gen. Otafiire when he and the New Vision, which is headed by…
