Crime

FUEL TANKER FIRE: Speaker Among Calls for Vigilance

The Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anita Among, has called for increased sensitization of residents to ensure public safety whenever a fuel tanker has overturned. Among’s appeal followed the Tuesday, October...

Remains of Elderly Woman Missing Since 2023 Found in Mityana Forest

The remains of an old lady who went missing in 2023 in Mityana district have been found in...

Inside the Fate of Three Sacked KCCA Officials

Three senior officials from the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) are facing serious legal troubles following the tragic...

Two Suspects Arraigned Over PDM Funds Mismanagement In Bududa

Two individuals have been brought before a court in Bududa District on charges related to the mishandling of...

Two Die in Fatal Taxi Accident on Rubaga Road

Two people were killed on Thursday morning in a fatal motor accident that occurred along Rubaga Road in...

NEED Party Warns NUP Leaders Against Undermining Kabaka, Buganda Kingdom

The opposition National Economic Empowerment Dialogue Party (NEED) has warned political leaders from the opposition National Unity Platform (NUP), headed by Robert Kyagulanyi, against disrespecting the Kabaka of Buganda, Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II. In his weekly media address on Monday, August 5, 2024, at the Party Headquarters in Rubaga, Moses Matovu, the spokesperson for the NEED party, said those undermining the Kingdom and its leadership risk being attacked by the angry subjects. “We have realized that the Kingdom has been attacked...

Machete Attack in Kaliro: Police Launch Manhunt on Murderers of Deputy Headteacher, Son

Police in Busoga are hunting for unknown machete-wielding thugs who brutally attacked and killed the Deputy Headteacher of Kaliro Church of Uganda Primary School and her son as they were returning from the school garden. This incident happened on August 1, 2024, at around 7:00 p.m. near the Kaliro district headquarters along the Kaliro Nawaikoke road. The deceased have been identified as Grace Kalayi and Ishu Boya Mutaka. A preliminary police report indicates that Kalayi died on the spot, while Mutaka...

Police Hunt for Kidnappers of South African Uber Driver

The territorial police in Kampala are hunting for suspected kidnappers of a South African Uber driver who was living in Uganda. The incident occurred on July 31, 2024, in the Bandogo zone of Makindye division, Kampala. The police have identified the victim as Amos Masoga Morubara, a 40-year-old South African national who was abducted and tortured from near Munyonyo as he was on his way to the airport. In an interview with ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, on August...

Authorities in Soroti District Launch Manhunt for over 50 Livestock Thieves

The authorities in Soroti district have started a manhunt for over 50 suspected livestock thieves who have been terrorizing residents in the district. The Soroti Resident District Commissioner (RDC), Salim Komakech, said during an interview on local radio on July 31, 2024, that some of the suspected livestock thieves are local leaders, cattle traders, and former security officers who sometimes operate with guns. Komakech revealed that security operatives are tracing the suspects using an intelligence-led mechanism. “Around the month of May 2024,...

International Anti-Trafficking Day: Police Call for Vigilance against Child Trafficking

The police have called upon all Ugandans to be vigilant about acts of child trafficking. This was during the commemoration of the International Day against Trafficking in Persons on July 30, 2024, at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Headquarters in Kampala. Donald Muhwezi, the Community Liaison Officer for Kampala Metropolitan Police, emphasized that it’s a collective responsibility to eradicate child trafficking in Uganda. “Human trafficking often begins in our own homes, among people we know—relatives, friends, and neighbors. It’s crucial that we...

Bailed March to Parliament Protestors Vow not to Engage in Demonstrations again

Some of the c who appeared before the Nakawa Magistrates Court on July 30, 2024, have vowed not to participate in any unlawful assembly after the court granted them bail, saying the organizers had other motives that they were not aware of. While speaking to the media immediately after being granted bail, social media influencer Bernard Ewalu Olupot said that the one week he spent in Luzira, he reflected upon his life and realized he was misled by people who...