Police in Tororo District has arrested and detained Gerald Omasaja a resident of Amagoro Parish in the Eastern Division for selling relief food that had been extended to his family through his spouse to support their family during the lockdown period. Family members, Omasaja, reportedly sold off relief food that had been donated to his…
Uganda Police Force with assistance from sister security agencies have on Tuesday morning closed Spare parts shops in Kisekka market. The closure came hours after president Yoweri Museveni’s address where he allowed reopening of wholesale shops, hardware shops, garages, restaurants and warehouses among others. However, on Tuesday hundreds of traders selling motor vehicle spare parts…
Pastor Augustine Yiga alias Abizaayo, the founder of Revival Christian Church in Kawaala is out on bail. He was released by the Rubaga Grade One Magistrate, Timothy Lumunye on non-cash bond of Shillings 2 billion. Pastor Yiga, who appeared in court via video link from Kitalya government prison was locked up for engaging in an…
The officer-in-charge of Wakiso Police Division has been arrested for allegedly obstructing investigations and protecting suspects in a murder case of a boda boda cyclist. Detectives from the State House Anti-corruption Unit led by Lt Col Edith Nakalema and the police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested assistant superintendent of police Joseph Kamukama following a scuffle…
The four jailed OPM officials who allegedly hiked prices for COVID-19 food relief are appearing before Buganda Road court from Kigo and Kitalya prisons via video conferencing seeking to be released on bail. The Permanent Secretary, Christine Guwatudde through her senior criminal lawyer Mac Dusman Kabega says the cases in which she is charged are…
Uganda Peoples Defense Forces ‘UPDF’ has arrested one of its own accused of shooting dead a senior ranking officer and injuring another in Nakasongola military barracks. The suspect is Lance Corporal Max Omutojo. He was picked up on Sunday night for allegedly shooting dead a major at his residence around 7 pm and injuring a…
A UPDF soldier at the rank of Major has Sunday been killed by a colleague who also injured a junior officer who tried to arrest him at Nakasongola Army Barracks The shooter is still at large. “There has been a shooting incident at Nakasongola Cantonment by one soldier leading to death of one Senior Officer…
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli is now casting aspersions on the COVID-19 testing kits donated to Africa by donors. In a viral video, President Magufuli claimed samples taken from a paw paw, qail and goat and sneaked in the country’s laboratory tasked with carrying out coronavirus test had turned out positive. Magufuli said he instructed security agencies to investigate the results…
The Directorate of Criminal Investigation and Crime Intelligence (CID) has launched an extensive investigation into the disposal of old bank notes at the Bank of Uganda (BoU). Although it’s a practice to discard old bank notes at Bank of Uganda, the CID has picked interest in Investigating some officials in charge of this activity after…
By Our Reporter Following our breaking story to the Energy Mafia series, that was taken on by various media houses thereafter, our news team has obtained information from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development that speaks of total distress among the two Ministers of Energy – Cabinet Minister Hon. Dr. Mary Goretti Kituttu, her…
