Embattled businessman Patrick Bitature has come out to second his sincere apologies to his colleague and long time friend Sudhir Ruparelia. This follows a social media campaign in which Sudhir had been depicted complicit in Bitature’s current financial woes. In the past weeks, the local press clearly showed that Sudhir has a hand in what…
Police and sister security agencies in Isingiro District are investigating circumstances under which a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) soldier shot and killed his colleague last night following a disagreement over a woman. Pte James Kamarendi Omeri is alleged to have shot and killed Pte Laurence Bwire, 29, at the home of a one Madam…
A senior Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF)officer Major Joseph Mukuraine has been found dead in a Birunga lodge, Kiwatule a Kampala suburb. Information gathered by this website indicates that the deceased arrived at the lodge on Tuesday and booked a room for three days. On the second day (Wednesday), he left in the morning but…
The Standards, Utilities and Wildlife Court (the Electricity Court) on 10th May 2022, convicted and sentenced two residents of Lira District to Three (3) years imprisonment for vandalizing and tampering with electrical installations. The convicted are Juma Saidi, a scrap dealer and Opio Tomson, both residents in Lira District. According to court records, on 2nd…
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises ‘COSASE’ has summoned finance minister, Hon. Matia Kasaija, for snubbing the committee probe twice. COSASE is probing the Shs10.6 billion supplementary payment to six landowners in Bunyoro and Buganda regions. Among the six land owners is the Lusanja land in Kyadondo belonging to Medard Kiconco and…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed in acting capacity 16 Judges of the High Court into the Judiciary Service. These appointments are an outcome of the Commission’s ongoing recruitment exercise of Judicial Officers at various levels into the judiciary service. This is the largest ever appointment of Judges of the High Court at that level…
A Joint patrol team of Police and UPDF under the Wakiso Police Division have shot and disabled two thugs ‘who were terrorizing the residents of Kikaya Bulenga. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says the incident occurred at about 1am on 25/05/2022 when thugs armed with pangas attacked the home of Ssempijja Bruno,…
Police in Mbarara City Central Division and National Drug Authority(NDA) in an intelligence led operation have arrested two suspects identified as Sunday Dawin and Bob Jones for allegedly being behind printing and issuing of forged academic documents for nursing students and fake NDA licenses to operate drug shops in Western Uganda. The two suspected were…
The country has registered yet another accident in which two people died on the spot as the vehicle they were moving in had a tyre burst. The accident according to the Traffic Police spokesperson, Faridah Nampiima happened at Kafu bridge when a Isuzu forward registration number UAW 416E carrying charcoal from Gulu towards Kampla burst…
Two members of the National Unity Platform- NUP Media crew have died in an accident along Kumi- Pallisa- Tirinyi road on Saturday. The crew was traveling to Omoro district for the campaign trail ahead of the Omoro County by- election. Those feared dead are Denis Waiswa, the former Iganda Municipality MP candidate in 2021 elections…
