The Uganda Police task team investigating the murder by shooting of Sheikh Mutumba Masudi, which occurred on the February 14, 2020, have tracked down and arrested the prime suspect behind the incident. The suspect has been identified as Mugoya Abiyasad, a supervisor of SGA private security company. According to the Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga, the…
Former Deputy Katikiro of Buganda and Bank Of Uganda lawyer Apollo Nelson Makubuya is in hot soup following allegations of stealing land from the former Executive Director of the Kabaka Foundation, Ambassador Matia Lubega. The land in question is situated on Block 268 Plot 475 Kyadondo in the upscale Lubowa neighborhood along Entebbe Road valued…
Ugandan officials could have stashed away a whopping USD 73M (UGX267B) of the aid money from the World Bank between 1990 and 2009, a new research paper suggests. The controversial paper written by researchers from the Norwegian Business School, University of Copenhagen, and The World Bank observed that every time the institution released money to…
The Attorney General William Byaruhanga on Wednesday February 19, 2020 came under fire for failing to present a response on a raft of constitutional amendments proposed by the Opposition under the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019. Byaruhanga together with the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Ephraim Kamuntu were expected to avail the Legal and Parliamentary…
Genesis On May, 13, 2015, a Burundian Military officer Godefroid Niyombare declared a coup d’état, announcing on a privately owned local radio that President “Pierre Nkurunziza has been dismissed”. President Nkurunziza was at the time in the neighboring Tanzania attending the 13th Extraordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State, which had been…
Police Flying Squad in Gulu has arrested and detained One Onencan Fred over alledged Possession of an illegal fire arm. The arrest followed reports from scared residents that Onencan who had just been released from Amaru Central Police Station had an AK47 riffle in his house. The suspect had earlier been arrested for assaulting a…
The police have put Shs5M bounty on Chinese national, Gao Yudong who escaped from Kololo Police Station between January 18, 2020 and February 12, 2020. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that Yudong entered Uganda from Beijing on January 17, 2020. As soon as he landed at Entebbe International Airport, a RED notice was issued by…
Former NBS investigative Journalist Raymond Mujuni has returned back to Nation Media group (NTV) following his hard days with the Kamwokya based NBS Television. “Glad to rejoin the Nation Media Group,” Mujuni confirmed on a social media. “I look forward to engaging, improving and growing the content on its platforms to reflect the needs of…
Police has used teargas and live bullets to disperse hundreds of Boda-boda operators from Bombo road and Lumumba Avenue on Tuesday February 18, 2020 afternoon protesting endless police arrests and eviction from their stages in Kampala. The demonstration followed a recent operation conducted by jointly the KCCA enforcements and police to crackdown on Boda-boda riders…
Victoria University, one of the model institutions of higher learning in Uganda, has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with 16 Chartered Universities in Gujarat State, India, in a bid to undertake student exchange programs. The MoU was signed on Monday February 17, 2019 and according to officials at Victoria University Kampala, this undertaking will see…
