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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

KHM International, 10 Other Labour Export Companies Suspended Over Human Trafficking, Forgeries & Gross Extortion

The Government of Uganda through ministries of Internal Affairs and Gender, Labour and Social Development has announced the suspension of 11 external labour recruitment agencies, citing gross forgeries and other abuses such as human trafficking and extortion. The Ministry said some companies

August 16, 2021

Crime

NRM Mobilizer Arrested For Stealing MP Kamateneti’s Academic Papers

Police in Ntungamo District have apprehended a one Ashraf Rweyeshera, NRM party mobilizer, for allegedly confiscating academic papers of Woman Member of Parliament Joseline Kamateneti Bata. It is said that the suspect after taking legislator’s academic papers he started demanding Shs209m as

August 13, 2021

Crime

How Peace Rugambwa Fleeced From Over 400,000 Locals in Western Uganda’s ‘Boona Bagaigahare Nyekundeire’ Anti-poverty Group Fraud

A storm is brewing in Rukungiri District, western Uganda, after an NRM mobiliser diddled over 480,000 residents promising them financial support from President Museveni. The locals in the districts of Rukungiri, Ntungamo, Kanungu, Kisoro, Rubanda, Kabale, and Rukiga were mobilised into groups

August 12, 2021

Crime·Politics

Controversial Lawyer Mabirizi Drags Museveni To Court Over Abandoning ‘Tibuhaburwa’ Name, Continuously Making Illegal Directives

Controversial city lawyer Male Mabirizi Kiwanuka has dragged President Yoweri Museveni to court for abandoning his new name, Tibuhaburwa that he formally adopted in 2020. On October 6, 2020 during the presidential campaigns, Museveni swore a declaration to rectify his names and

August 11, 2021

Crime

Court Orders Gov’t to Pay Zaake Shs 75m Over His Brutal Arrest, Torture

The High Court Judge in Kampala has ordered Government to pay Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament, Francis Zaake Shs 75 million for being tortured during an arrest last year. Hon. Zaake was last year brutally arrested by police for distributing Covid relief

August 9, 2021

Crime·Hot Take·Uganda

Panic As Government Finalizes Plan To Seize At least 100 ‘Fraudlently Owned’ Departed Asians’ Properties, Over 600 Tittles Cancelled

Government of Uganda has finalized plans to recover up to 100 Departed Asian properties formerly reclaimed by the Asians despite having received compensation from the government. This development comes after the Committee on Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) of the 10th

August 9, 2021

Business·Crime·Politics

Busted: Former MPs On Spot For Asking Bribes From Owners Of Departed Asians Properties

Former Members of Parliament on committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) are being accused by city landlords of witch-hunt in the ongoing row involving properties of Departed Asians. According to Eagle Online news website, the new MPs are finding

August 8, 2021

Crime·Health

Payroll Fraud: 1039 Ghost Nurses Found On Payment List of Shs 70b Lunch Allowance

Over 1039 ghost names have been found on the nurses’ payroll. The names were unearthed during payment of lunch allowances for nurses. Uganda has a total of 70,167 nurses and midwives registered by the government’s Nurses and Midwifery Council. This website has

August 7, 2021

Crime

Six More Moroto Prison Escapees Rearrested

Uganda Prisons Services have confirmed that Six more prisoners who escaped from Moroto government prison have been re-arrested by Uganda People’s Defence Forces in the ongoing disarmament exercise in the Karamoja sub-region. In September 2020, at least 224 prisoners escaped when they

August 7, 2021

Business·Crime

Six Igara Tea Top Bosses Suspended Over Alleged Massive Corruption

Atleast six employees of Igara growers Tea factory LTD in Bushenyi District have been suspended by the board over massive corruption and embezzlement of in specified amount of money. According to aboard notice released on August, 3, 2021, notes the suspects as

August 6, 2021

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