The State House is investigating a case in which Isaac Aijuka, the store manager at National Medical Stores (NMS) warehouse in Ibanda district sold government drugs to Tanzania. According to the State House health monitoring unit assistant director, Dr Brian Arinaitwe, NMS was making the last supply from the district store to the health centres,…
The Ministry of Internal affairs through the Directorate of immigration together with police have rescued and repatriated 42 Burundian girls back home in Gitega. Police also arrested a person who was involved in trafficking them. According to Charles Twine Mansio the Spokesperson of the police criminal investigation Directorate, the suspect has been charged and remanded.…
Several passengers on Wednesday evening sustained serious injuries after a Jaguar Bus had collided with a Fuso lorry and overturned at Kyazanga along the Masaka-Mbarara highway. The accident is reported to have occurred at about 6:30pm, a short distance from Kyazanga town centre in Lwengo district. A Jaguar bus, registration number UAZ 862C heading towards…
Police has arrested Nelson Ofwono a.k.a Nelly Octopus for allegedly murdering his former boss Mugga Isaac on 30/3/2021 at Chilies Ntinda. He will be charged of murder and aggrevated robbery, according to CID spokesperson Charles Twiine. Mugga was the manager of Chilies Fast Foods and Takeaway Restaurant in Ntinda, a Kampala suburb. Octopus was picked…
Uganda Police are investigating circumstances that led to the uncertain passing on of the National Unity Platform (NUP) female youth councillor for Goma division, Mukono district is dead. This website has learnt that Shanon Mubuuke was found dead inside her bathroom today afternoon. Preliminary investigations indicate that Mubuuke slid, fell and died because of the…
The Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) has revealed that at least 30 people have so far been arrested over examination malpractice during the PLE, UCE and UACE exam process. This was revealed by Jennifer Kalule, the board’s principal spokesperson who said, school-based offences range from impersonation, copying, collusion and provision of extern assistance to candidates.…
Fire has gutted one of the oldest dormitories at Kings College Budo secondary school in Wakiso District. According to one of eyewitnesses Benja Mukasa revealed that fire started at around 7am from the roof of Grace dormitory which houses girls destroying properties worth millions of shillings. The time,a team of police fire brigade officers reached…
Police Authority and the Police Council Appointments/Promotions Committee (Subordinate officer), that are respectively responsible for overseeing the Police Disciplinary Complaints system, have dismissed, and also recommended for dismissal, officers found to have breached standards. The Disciplinary Complaints against Senior Officers and all officers charged in the criminal courts of law, are dealt with by the…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Rebecca Kadaga has said that parliament is concerned about the continued human rights violations by security agencies. Kadaga made remarks while responding to a petition presented to her by the newly elected Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) councillors. The Speaker said Parliament had tasked the government to release all…
A man has killed his wife by slitting her throat, accusing her of cheating on him with a richer man. God Lwampala, a boda boda rider and resident of Buwekula in Bugembe a Jinja city suburb allegedly slit the throat of his wife and fled the house. The deceased was identified as Betty Namukuve, a…
