A total of 278 criminal cases were registered in the recently concluded NRM primaries ranging from murder, unlawful possession of guns among others. Uganda Police Force has said. This was revealed by Charles Twiine the Criminal Investigations Department Spokesperson while addressing the media in Wednesday September 16, 2020. “Of the above stated cases, costed lives,…
Over 60 inmates at Moroto Regional Prison have allegedly escaped from custody with over 36 guns. The inmates are exchanging fire with the security personnel. According to reports coming in, the prisoners escaped to the mountains and they are being searched with the help of a helicopter. Its also reported that the Local Defense Unit…
Police have said they are going to check the mental status of the man who was arrested with a human head at parliament. According to the CID spokesperson, Charles Twine Mansio, as part of their investigations, detectives are going to take Joseph Nuwashaba, 22 for mental check up to determine his mental status. Twine added that…
Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) and China State Construction Engineering Corporation Limited (CSCEC) have been dragged to court for negligence during construction of Kulambiro ring road which allegedly caused damage to private property. The road is being constructed under the World Bank funded Kampala Institutional Infrastructure Development Project 2. Cases of damaged property against KCCA…
Police in Ntungamo is holding 230 individuals in it’s custody that were arrested late night in a joint operation with UPDF and ISO These individuals were ferried from the neighbouring sub counties of Rwashamaire, Rubaare,Itojo ,Rukoni and some from Sheema municipality by some aspirants who are varying for the mayoral seat on the NRM ticket…
Police is holding Maria Nakaweesi, a Businesswoman and a special hire driver, Umaru Lutaaya, for being in possession of counterfeit. The duo were arrested yesterday after intelligence agencies got information about the illegal activities they were about to be involved in. Kampala metropolitan police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that the two were arrested along Kayunga…
Police have used teargas to disperse rowdy voters from four polling stations in Soroti East division during the NRM party primary elections. The affected polling stations are Kikandani, Acip, TesoIn and Moruapesur. The angry voters said to be supporters of John Robert Esaru, one of the candidates for the Soroti East Division Mayoral NRM party…
Security at Parliament has arrested a man carrying a human head as a gift to the speaker Hon. Rebecca Kadaga. Eyewitnesses revealed that a yet to be identified man had wrapped the head in a box which he wanted to deliver at the office of the speaker as a gift. He was intercepted at Parliament’s…
Embattled city businessman, Mathew Kanyamunyu who is battling murder case is in Acholi region to perform “Matto Oput” ceremony at the late Kenneth Akena’s family home. This is a cultural ritual ceremony done to prevent the spirit of the dead person from disturbing the purported killer. It is also meant for reconciliation purposes and washing…
Only one person has sofar been rescued and several people feared dead after a four-storied building collapsed on Friday evening in Makindye, a Kampala suburb. According to the Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the incident is believed to have happened at around 9pm in Klezia Zone, Makindye division Kampala district, behind Calendar hotel. “Police has responded…
