Crime

Police in Mityana are investigating circumstances under which a 55-year-old man was lynched to death due to land wrangles. The incident happened on September 25, 2024, in Gayaza village, Banda Town Council in Mityana district. The deceased has been identified as Eliijah Mugerwa. Mugerwa was killed by the locals in Gayaza when he had taken casual workers to plant trees on the said land; however, as they were still walking around the land, they were attacked by some locals led by...

The Karenga District Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Ocailap Geoffrey Filbert has commended the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) for their pivotal role in restoring stability and peace to the Karamoja region. Speaking at the district headquarters Ocailap on September 20, 2024, expressed optimism about the declining levels of insecurity in the Karamoja Region a development he said has led to food security in the region. “With security guaranteed, the food problem will be history in Karamoja,” Ocailap noted. He highlighted the impressive...

Six students have been arrested in Kenya for being in possession of petrol and burning a school dormitory in Machakos county. This incident happened on Thursday night, September 19, 2024, at Mumbuni Boys Secondary School in Machakos county, Kenya. The six suspects were students from Forms four and three and were found with half a liter of petrol that was used to burn one of the boys’ dormitories. According to preliminary reports, the fire erupted after students had retired to their dormitories...

Police in Katwe have arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old girl in Kampala district. Godwin Twinemasiko, a resident of Ndeeba, was apprehended by police on September 18, 2024. Preliminary reports indicate that the victim was defiled on September 13, 2024, while her mother, identified as Asiimwe, was at the market roasting maize in the evening. Asiimwe recounted that she noticed her daughter limping and walking oddly on September 17, 2024. Initially, she thought her daughter had an infection,...

The Kassanda district Woman Member of Parliament who also doubles as the NUP National Women’s League Chairperson, Hon. Flavia Kalule Nabagabe has admitted to several sexual harassment allegations against women within the party. Kalule made these revelations while chairing a meeting of NUP female supporters, her Deputy Chairpersons for the Western and Central regions plus the Kampala District women leadership at the party headquarters in Makerere Kavule on September 17, 2024. “We are here to serve our people and contribute to...

A shocking discovery was made in the Kijjabweni area of Masaka City when locals stumbled upon the dismembered body of a young boy in a nearby forest. The discovery made on September 13, 2024, has sent shockwaves through the community, raising fears of a resurgence in child sacrifice and violent crime in the region. The deceased, believed to be between 5 and 7 years old, was found beheaded, with his hands and legs missing. A white thread was discovered around his...