Several traders distributing Ugandan milk in Kenya have seen their products confiscated by authorities even when they have evidence that they had paid duties to get the milk into the country. This is likely to escalate the dispute between Uganda and Kenya on milk exports. This week, Kenya Anti-counterfeit Unit raided distributors in Meru in eastern…
A security guard at Karuma hydropower project in Kiryandongo district on Friday night shot dead a suspected thief and injured another. The victims, part of a group were trying to break into a store at the facility to steal building materials. Kiryandongo district police commander (DPC) Joseph Bakaleke confirmed the incident saying two people were…
The Police Flying Squad, working with the police teams in Bundibugyo has arrested 9 suspects in connection to the aggravated robberies that occured in 2019 in the districts of Bundibugyo, Bunyangabo and other surrounding areas. The arrest of the 9 suspects on the 9th January 2020 also led to the recovery of two(2)AK 47 guns,…
Uganda Police Force is investigating circumstances where a private security guard shot dead the Chairperson LCI who had reportedly developed a mental sickness and admitted at St Joseph’s Hospital in Kitgum District. The Late, Quito Opira 53, a resident of Parakaka Village in Golo parish, Latanya Sub County in Pader District was reportedly shot in…
Sporting Lisbon boss Jorge Silas said he was “starting to think of alternatives” amid speculation Manchester United are closing in on signing Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes was linked with both United and Tottenham last summer, but the Red Devils appear to have moved ahead in the race to sign him, with the fee expected to be around €70million (£60m). It…
Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said of Oman, the Arab world’s longest-serving ruler, has died aged 79. “With great sorrow and deep sadness… the royal court mourns His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, who passed away on Friday,” a court statement said. Last month he returned home after undergoing medical checks and treatment in Belgium.…
High Court Judge Moses Kawumi Kazibwe has ordered Brian Bagyenda indicted with the murder of his fiancé to defend himself over the allegations. On Friday, Justice Kazibwe ruled that prosecution had established a prima facie case against Bagyenda and his co-accused Innocent Bainomugisha and Vincent Rwahwire. “I find that the prosecution has made out a prima…
Lwemiyaga County Legislator Theodore Ssekikubo has been arrested for defying a government quarantine on the movement of cattle in Sembabule district. Ssekikubo was arrested this morning amid a scuffle that involved hundreds of herdsmen and cattle dealers who were resisting a blockage of their movement to the cattle market in Lwemiyaga town council. Ssekikubo’s arrest…
A witness has told court that surgical instruments and seven towels were recovered from the body of Kenneth Akena, a child rights activist shot in November 2016. The witness whose identity was concealed by court was part of the team that conducted a postmortem examination on November 13, 2016, a day after Akena passed on at Norvik…
The deputy Government Spokesperson Col Shaban Bantariza has warned the people to stop fighting for power noting that Power is not a charity to be given to anyone who wants to use it. He made the remarks during the recent president’s great trek walk where Museveni was leading veterans, youth and well-wishers in a 60mile…
