An official of the Bank of Uganda has died in an accident along the Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. The accident occurred on Sunday morning near Kajjansi Road Toll. “Tragically, early this morning, a fatal accident occurred on the Kampala—Entebbe Expressway. The car rolled several times, the driver died on spot,” said Allan Ssempebwa Kyobe, the Spokesperson of…
The anti-terrorism squad said Saturday that they had detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Kataba slum, Kabalagala- Munyonyo area on Friday evening. “The police in Kabalagala received information last night of a suspected IED in Kabalagala, and the area where it was dropped is someplace that is very busy, and we went there,…
Kenyan-born Ugandan Athlete Benjamin Kiplagat is dead. He was 34. Kenya police said the lifeless body of the 3000m Steeplechase record holder was discovered inside his brother’s car in Texas near Kimumu Secondary School along Eldoret-Iten Road, Eldoret, western Kenya on Saturday night. Moiben Sub-County Police Commander Stephen Okal said Kiplagat’s “body had a deep…
Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately. The object of the lawsuit was the “incognito mode” on Google’s Chrome browser that the plaintiffs said gave users a false sense that…
Police in Kikuube District are hunting for two people over acts of mob justice. The suspects are Phillip Kakombabitooke, a resident of Kyamugoba village in Kabwoya sub-county, and Charles Irumba of Kisembya village. The two reportedly mobilized a mob that lynched Julius Kugonza 25, a resident of Kyamugoba LCI, Bubogo parish in Kyangwali sub-county accusing…
Zambian Foreign minister Stanley Kakubo resigned Tuesday, hours after he was embroiled in a social media frenzy over alleged dealings with a Chinese businessman. Kakubo, who had been Foreign minister since September 2021, said in a letter he was quitting because of “malicious claims over a business transaction.” Earlier, a video showing two people counting…
Police Kira Division have arrested 26 year old Joh Gido Joh, also known as Johnnie, a South Sudanese national, in connection with the rape and murder of a woman identified as Bianca on Thursday, December 28, 2023. The incident occurred during a confrontation over a phone in a local bar in Janda Zone, Namugongo Division,…
The Kampala Metropolitan Police is investigating circumstances under which a security guard belonging to Gibion Security Systems shot dead his colleague. ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Police Spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan, said that the shooting incident happened on December 27, 2023, in the morning at about 8 a.m. This follows a report the police received…
The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) has put out of action a notorious Commander of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) who commanded brutal attacks in Kamwenge district, that claimed the lives of Adrine Ngwabiiji, 78, and her two grandchildren. Col. Deo Akiiki, the Deputy UPDF Spokesperson confirmed that the ADF Commander known as Musa Kamusi,…
Police in Amolatar have arrested a woman for cutting her husband’s head with a panga over Christmas meat. The suspect has been identified as Milly Acen, a resident of Abutataro village, Alemere parish in Agwingiri Sub-County. It is alleged that Acen was infuriated by the fact that her husband Denis Obua bought meat for a…
