Police in Kiira region on Thursday arrested the Jinja regional referral hospital internal pharmacist, Ambrose Kamugisha, alongside six others for allegedly selling government labelled supplies. The suspects are being detained at Nalufenya police station awaiting prosecution. The suspects were arrested following a tipoff from a passenger, who alerted Uganda Revenue Authority-URA law enforcement personnel after…
Police in Rubanda District is investigating circumstances where a twenty year old disgruntled youth committed suicide by hanging. This website has identified the deceased as Ayebare Celestine a resident of Mumparo cell Nyarubanga Rubanda Town Council. Elly Maate the Kigezi Region Police Spokesperson said the deceased spent Saturday evening drinking alcohol from Nyamiyaga trading center.…
Kampala: Uganda Police Force with sister security agencies are investigating the mysterious death of a prominent lawyer, Kanalo Ngobi Tony, whose death is linked to a bar brawl. According to sources, Ngobi a resident of Lungujja, Rubaga, in Kampala city, and a partner at WAGABAZA & CO. ADVOCATES, passed on in the wee hours of…
By Our Reporter Kampala: The embattled Uganda Land Commission Chairperson Beatrice Byenkya Nyakayisiki has been summoned by the Police Criminal Investigations Directorate , (CID) to be questioned about allegations of abuse of office in respect of payments to claimants under the Uganda Land fund. In summons dated October 11th 2021 and signed by Paul Kato…
About 270 driving permits have been fraudulently issued by the Uganda Driver Licensing System, an entity mandated with the scrutiny and issuance of driving licences. Charles Twine, The Criminal Investigations Directorate spokesperson has said that several employees of the company are conniving with applicants to issue permits to persons who have not gone through the…
Uganda Police Force has confirmed that a suspected terrorist was on Monday evening shot dead. In a brief statement by spokesperson CP Fred Enanga, police said the armed terror suspect was put out of action after turning violent during his arrest. “Our joint Counter Terrorism teams, have put out of action an armed terrorist, in…
The police have arrested three people accused of selling forged Covid-19 vaccination cards. The arrested include; Shamira Rashid, Wanagoli Abdallah and Kakande Muhamood. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday at the Uganda Media Centre, Dr Warren Namara, the Director of the State House Health Monitoring Unit said they received information that some people were selling fake…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) on Thursday confirmed having Dr Lawrence Muganga, the Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, one of Uganda’s leading private higher institutions of learning. The army Spokesperson Brig Flavia Byekwaso moved to end speculations online reports that Dr. Muganga was kidnapped, she said reports were false but rather he was arrested…
Police Thursday fired bullets and teargas at Barbie Kyagulanyi, the wife of National Unity Platform president Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. Barbie and NUP MPs had gone to Nakaseke hospital to deliver relief items to teenage mothers. Barbie has been delivering Mama kits to pregnant mothers. This time she visited Nakaseke hospital where police intercepted…
Police in Kampala have arrested 26 revellers and workers who were allegedly found last night partying and drinking at Labamba Bar Annex in Rubaga Division, Kampala City. The raid followed reports that the bar had remained open and continued operating despite the Ministry of Health restrictions announced by President Museveni to contain the spread of…
