Police in Entebbe have arrested one Tandeka Allan Kanyesigye,38 resident of Buzzi Cell Kajansi Town Council over illegal possession of a firearm, and Osinde Omalla John of Garuga Road who is said to have given him the gun. The arrest follows a search, conducted at Kanyesigye’s place of residence and a black CZ75B CAL.9 LUGER…
Armed robbers have attacked a fuel station in Zimbabwe where they carted away proceeds from sales totaling $15,000. According to reports, the robbers literally ‘worked’ for the money they stole as they were reported to have met few cash at the station and then decided to pose at fuel attendants. The fuel station reportedly had…
The Auditor General has revealed that there was financial indiscipline in the utilisation of shs311 billion disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. Section 25(1) of the Public Finance Management Act provides that government may approve a supplementary budget up to 3 per cent of appropriated budget but must seek retrospective…
Since taking office as Deputy Speaker of Parliament way back in 2001 (20 years ago in May 2021), Rt. Hon. Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has created one of the most secretive but powerful political hegemony within the NRM environs in modern Uganda’s Political history. It’s hard to tell how much the legendary Woman Member of Parliament…
Katwe Police last night carried out an intelligence-led operation and busted a criminal gang that has been operating in the areas of Masajja, Makindye-Sabagabo in Wakiso District. ‘Call Call’ conmen, as they are commonly known, defraud people using mobile phones by calling them and claiming that they have won prizes or by sending fake mobile…
Police in Kampala are hunting for unknown people who are circulating leaflets on social media inciting Ugandans to join countrywide riots to challenge January 14th presidential elections results. The leaflets are currently, being circulated on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp groups have inscriptions “Time is Now. Join Nationwide protests to fight for our victory.M7 Tajja Kulayira”…
Police in Mityana are hunting for armed robbers who shot dead a business woman one Anet Nakibule alias Maria Rose, a resident of Busunju B, Busunju Westward, Busunju Town Council in Mityana district . According to ASP Rachael Kawala, PRO Wamala revealed that incident happened on the wee hours of Saturday morning during curfew. It…
Four members of a city comedy group, ‘Bizonto’ have been rearrested by police on Thursday morning . The comedians whose real names are; Julius Sserwanja, Simon Peter Ssabakaki, Merceli Mbabali, and Gold Kimatono were apprehended from Radio Simba building in Bukoto after their morning show. Criminal Investigations Department ‘CID’ spokesperson Charles Twine revealed that the…
Lt. Col. Nyakaisiki Carol Basalisa, who is involved in a bitter property wrangle with her relatives, has landed in hot soup after it emerged that she is using her positon as a Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) officer to intimate and take advantage of the people she is supposed to help. Controversy arose about how…
External Security Organisation (ESO) and the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) have joined the probe of local singer, Ameria Nambala, who was found in possession of 48 passports whose owners cannot be traced. The artist was arrested from Sheraton Hotel in Kampala on Friday by plain-clothed security personnel from the Special Forces Command and Internal…
