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Musician Fik Gaza Rearrested Over Wakiso Robbery Case

Popular Ugandan singer Shafiq Jjingo commonly known as Fik Gaza was re-arrested on Tuesday shortly after being granted bail by the Makindye Chief Magistrate’s Court, where he had been facing robbery charges. The court had earlier released the artist on a cash

April 9, 2025

Crime

Parliament Appoints Committee To Probe Naguru Land― Is Junior Lands Minister, Sam Mayanja In Trouble For ‘Impersonating’ Nabakooba?

Junior Lands State Minister, Sam Mayanja could be in trouble as Parliament starts a probe into his handling of allocations of the government-owned land in the prime Naguru suburb. While chairing the plenary on Tuesday, 01st March 2022, the Deputy Speaker, Rt.

March 5, 2022

Crime

Human Rights Lawyer Ssemakadde Asks Court To Halt Trial For Lack Of Jurisdiction

Award-winning Human Rights Lawyer Isaac Ssemakadde has asked Buganda Road Magistrates Court to halt hearing of the case in which he was summoned to be charged with offensive communication until the determination of an application where he is challenging the legality of

March 5, 2022

Crime·Health

Three Remanded Over Theft Of Gov’t Drugs Worth UGX 21 Billion

The Makindye Magistrates Court has remanded three people including employees of Joint Medical Stores on charges related to theft of government drugs worth 21 billion Shillings. The three are: Jane Frances Oling, the Executive Director Women in Development, a community based organization,

March 5, 2022

Crime·Health

Axed Dr. Baterana Petitions Court To Quash State House Health Monitoring Unit Report On Mulago

The interdicted Executive Director of Mulago National Referral Hospital Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, wants court to throw out the evidence and charges brought against him by the State House Health Monitoring Unit on the basis of lack of jurisdiction. This comes after the

March 5, 2022

Crime

Axed Mulago Hospital ED Charged With Embezzlement, Abuse Of Office

Police have preferred charges of fraudulent accounting, abuse of office, embezzlement and causing financial loss to the government against Dr. Baterana Byarugaba, the executive director of Mulago National Referral Hospital. According to the State House Health Monitoring Unit, the above crimes were

March 3, 2022

Business·Crime

ANDREW MWENDA: Sale Of Crane Bank To DFCU Will Go Down In History As The Most Fraudulent Transaction By BoU

On February 11, businessman Sudhir Ruparelia won yet another victory in the Supreme Court against Bank of Uganda over the fate of Crane Bank. The central bank closed Crane Bank in October 2016 claiming it was undercapitalised. The latest ruling is a

March 2, 2022

Crime

Lawyer Ssemakadde Asks Court To Free Mabirizi Pending Appeal

Jailed lawyer Hassan Male Mabirizi, has asked the Court of Appeal to have him released pending the hearing of his appeal challenging the 18 months jail term. Mabirizi was arrested on Monday near Kyambogo University following last week’s directive by High Court

February 23, 2022

Crime

Lands Min. Nabakooba Intervenes In Kuwe Land Grabbing Saga, Asks IGP Ochola To Investigate Errant Police Officers

The minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Planning Hon. Judith Nabakooba has intervened in Wakiso land grabbing saga. The matter is between Kuwe foundation and suspected land grabbers led by a one Kassimu Bainomugisha. In the letter to the Inspector General of

February 21, 2022

Crime

Man Sentenced To Four Months Imprisonment For Disrupting Mutebile’s Burial

A resident of Kekubo village in Kabale municipality has been sentenced to a four months imprisonment for disrupting the burial service of the fallen Bank of Uganda Governor, Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile. Mutebile, 72, was buried on January 30, at his ancestral home

February 18, 2022

Crime·News

Wakiso DPC Fired Over Kuwe’s Land Grabbing Saga

The Inspector General of police Martin Okoth Ochola has reshuffled Asp Abraham Tukundane who has been Wakiso District Police Commander to Pader over allegations of conniving with land grabbers. The Police Chief has with immediate effect transfered Asp Tai Ramathan, DPC Paderw

February 17, 2022

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