Over 1,500 people are in tears after they were forcefully evicted from their land by a Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) general. Lt Gen. Jim Owoyesigire is accused of grabbing 4 square miles of land, located in Kisuuga village, Masindi district. In some of the evictions that started in 2014, residents accuse Owoyesigire’s men of…
Over 1,200 people are in tears after they were forcefully evicted from their land by a Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) general. Lt Gen. Jim Owoyesigire is accused of grabbing 4 square miles of land, located in Kisuuga village, Masindi district. In some of the evictions that started in 2014, residents accuse Owoyesigire’s men of…
Police in Sembabule District is holding a 26- year-old mother for allegedly beheading her husband in a fight over Shs 20,000. The suspect Generous Birungi, a resident of Ibaare village in Bulongo Sub County was picked by police on allegation that she murdered her husband, Nuru Kabarwanyi in domestic violence brawl. According to eyewitnesses, the…
A security guard Sunday shot dead a suspected thief who was allegedly stealing an assortment of construction materials from Rest Ville Hotel in Mbale Municipality. The hotel is owned by former Energy and Mineral Development Minister, Ms Irene Muloni. Police said that at about 1: 00 am, two thugs who were armed with metals and…
At least five people have died in a motor accident at Nkoni Village on Mbarara-Masaka road. The accident involved a bus Reg. No. Number UAU 523H belonging to Global Bus Company and a Toyota Noah Registration Number UAN 429H occurred at 3 pm. It left three other people injured. According to Mr. Paul Kangave, the…
Police in Kampala has launched an inquiry into the killing of a Chinese national only identified as Fan. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, said Fan’s death was brought to police’s attention on Friday morning by his colleague, Zhang Chunmu. According to Zhang’s statement, recorded at Jinja Road Police Station, Fan was killed by…
A police officer has shot himself in the head dying on spot in Ntungamo district. Police Constable Ben Langoya, 34, committed suicide over unknown reasons. The incident happened in Ntungamo Police Barracks at around 6:50am on Thursday when the deceased turned a gun on himself. Langoya’s body, with a deep wound in the head, was…
The Territorial Police at Makerere is investigating circumstances under which Namulinda Viola, a 23 year old, 3rd year University Student of Medicine offering Pharmacy, was found dead and in a decomposing state. The victim was last seen on Thursday, 12/12/2019, cooking porridge at around 4pm by one of her neighbours. She was staying alone in…
The Territorial Police at Wamala Region and Kiboga district are actively investigating the gruesome murder of 3 children of one family, aged 4,7 and 10, whose bodies were recovered on the 14/12/2019 and 15/12/2019, respectively at Lwamata “B” village, Lwamata Town Council, Kiboga District. The victims who are children of Barigye Hassan, a 33 year…
The General Court Martial sitting in Makindye Monday sentenced four people to death on robbery and murder charges. The four machete-wielding men are part of the six-man criminal gang arrested in parts of Masaka region. They are; Rtd Corporal Paul Kiwanuka, Steven Kayemba, John Bosco Waligo, Julius Tweheyo aka Rutwiigi, Gerevazio Kankanka and Tumwesigye Mudathiru.…
