Police have arrested over twenty youth activists who have been demonstrating this morning on streets of Kampala against the increasing corruption cases in the country. The campaign dubbed; “The real anti-corruption walk” was part of the launched black Monday, a citizen led campaign to fight against corruption. The youth have been demonstrating while giving out…
One person has been arrested in relation to the kidnap and murder of an eight-year-old girl, Dylan Kirabo, at Luwafu in Makindye Division. Kirabo was kidnapped and strangled by unknown person’s moments after she was sent to buy spices at a shop located about 20 meters from her grandmother’s home. Her body was found in…
Police in Kampala Metropolitan have started intensive investigations and manhunt to apprehend unknown assailants who were behind the gruesome murder of a well-established business man in Mukono. Deputy KMP spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire identified the deceased as one Mutebi Ronald Gugwa, 33 years, a businessman and resident of Walusimbi village in Mukono District was murdered and…
Masaka court has charged Lwemiyaga county legislator, with illegal possession of firearms and 4 other counts remanding him to Masaka central prison. Theodore Ssekikubo the Lwemiyaga county legislator, was arrested on Friday for attempting to forcefully enter the Lwemiyaga cattle market that had been closed over the outbreak of foot and mouth disease is facing…
A security guard at Karuma hydropower project in Kiryandongo district on Friday night shot dead a suspected thief and injured another. The victims, part of a group were trying to break into a store at the facility to steal building materials. Kiryandongo district police commander (DPC) Joseph Bakaleke confirmed the incident saying two people were…
The Police Flying Squad, working with the police teams in Bundibugyo has arrested 9 suspects in connection to the aggravated robberies that occured in 2019 in the districts of Bundibugyo, Bunyangabo and other surrounding areas. The arrest of the 9 suspects on the 9th January 2020 also led to the recovery of two(2)AK 47 guns,…
Uganda Police Force is investigating circumstances where a private security guard shot dead the Chairperson LCI who had reportedly developed a mental sickness and admitted at St Joseph’s Hospital in Kitgum District. The Late, Quito Opira 53, a resident of Parakaka Village in Golo parish, Latanya Sub County in Pader District was reportedly shot in…
High Court Judge Moses Kawumi Kazibwe has ordered Brian Bagyenda indicted with the murder of his fiancé to defend himself over the allegations. On Friday, Justice Kazibwe ruled that prosecution had established a prima facie case against Bagyenda and his co-accused Innocent Bainomugisha and Vincent Rwahwire. “I find that the prosecution has made out a prima…
A witness has told court that surgical instruments and seven towels were recovered from the body of Kenneth Akena, a child rights activist shot in November 2016. The witness whose identity was concealed by court was part of the team that conducted a postmortem examination on November 13, 2016, a day after Akena passed on at Norvik…
The Judiciary has directed disciplinary action against 7 court staff following investigations by Judiciary Anti-Corruption Taskforce which followed media reports on corruption in the institution. The implicated include two magistrates, two office attendants, two court Clerks and as Process Server attached to the magistrates Courts of Wakiso, Goma, City hall, Mukono and Nabweru. The Chief…
