A third person has committed suicide in Kampala Metropolitan area in the last three days. The unidentified man was last night found hanging in a garden in Bweyogerere, Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. This incident brings the number of death by suicide to three in just two days in Kampala after a suspect, Venus Busingye, was…
The director for Human Resource Management in Police, Col Jesse Kamunanwire, has dropped Senior Commissioner of Police (SCP) Dennis Odongpiny as Police Court Chairman. In a message released Thursday, Col Kamunanwire has replaced Odongpiny with SCP Charles Birungi. However, Odongpiny’s next destination has not been mentioned in the reshuffle. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Barbra…
A son to a UPDF Major committed suicide by drowning in River Nile on Christmas Day. Frank Baale, 25, who was an employee of Top Betting Company, was found floating on River Nile at near Nalubale Bridge on Wednesday. He is the son of Maj Alex Bwanika, who was attached to the UPDF Electrical and…
Police in Kibaale district western Uganda is investigating circumstances under which a man strangled his girlfriend for infecting him with HIV/AIDS. The man only identified as Paul, 27, murdered Sifa Naziwa, 29, on Christmas Eve in Kigoro-Bujogoro village in Kabasekende Sub County in Kibaale District. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine Regional Police spokesperson, told Daily Monitor…
Police have arrested four suspects in connection to the murder and aggravated robbery of a Chinese national. Fan Xiping was murdered from his residence in Mbuya II, Nakawa Division, Kampala on 20th December 2019. Investigations started and four suspects were arrested yesterday from Jinja where they were hiding. The suspects who have been arrested and…
In order to safeguard Ugandans and their property during the Christmas season, Uganda police release an annual safety guide especially for those traveling out of the city. ACP Polly Namaye, the Deputy Spokesperson of Uganda Police Force, released the guide today. ALL PREMISES. Make sure all doors and windows are closed and locked with heavy-duty…
Police in Kawempe is investigating the circumstances in which a 28-year-old lady was found murdered and her body dumped in a rubbish pit in Bwaise. The deceased has been identified as Sanyu Edith a known sex worker and resident of Bwaise, Kimumbasa zone. It is alleged that the deceased had gone to see someone at…
The newly elected leaders of the Police Exodus savings and credit cooperatives organization (Sacco) have today taken over their offices of responsibilities at a function held at SACCO headquarters Naguru. The Joint Chief of Staff AIGP Brig Jack Bakasumba oversaw the function. In his remarks, AIGP Bakasumba urged the new leadership to serve to the…
Police in Sembabule District is holding a 26- year-old mother for allegedly beheading her husband in a fight over Shs 20,000. The suspect Generous Birungi, a resident of Ibaare village in Bulongo Sub County was picked by police on allegation that she murdered her husband, Nuru Kabarwanyi in domestic violence brawl. According to eyewitnesses, the…
Police detectives have mounted a hunt for members of people Power a pressure group led by MP Hon Ssentamu Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on allegations that they assaulted, incited violence and caused chaos in Iganga last week. It is alleged that last week, People Power hired some goons from Kampala, Mukono, and Jinja Districtz who…
