Crime

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...

The Parliamentary Defense Committee is set to assess the functionality of CCTV cameras in Kampala. This comes in response to concerns raised by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni regarding the non-operational status of many cameras in the Kampala Capital City during the two-day annual coordination meeting between the Office of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at CID headquarters in Kibuli which took place on September 5, 2024. The CCTV camera installation project launched in...

The police in Kampala have reunited a two-and-a-half-year-old baby girl who had been kidnapped with her parent. The child identified as Era Ashaba was reportedly kidnapped during a Sunday church service from Kiganda zone in Kisenyi downtown, Kampala, on September 8, 2024. Police detectives, with the aid of technology, including CCTV, tracked Ashaba’s suspected kidnapper up to her rented residence in Katwe, Makindye division, Kampala. The suspect identified as Nalubiri Agnes was later arrested by the police. Police on Wednesday, September 11th, 2024,...

Col Emmy Katabazi, the deputy Director General of the Internal Security Organization has pledged to fight all forms of PDM related corruption in Kalangala district and the country at large. He said that PDM funds are meant for the poorest, however, the people meant to deliver the funds to the beneficiaries are asking for bribes and spending their money. “Every year, the NRM government releases Ugx 100 million to give 100 people in each parish at district level. That means in...

A 28-year-old man accused of being a suspected thief in Bukomansimbi district has been lynched and the body burned by the angry residents. The deceased who was caught breaking into the house of one of the residents was identified as Shakur Kakooza. The incident took place on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, in Kabulunga village. Residents also recovered several breaking implements, including an iron bar and other tools used in burglaries. Before he was lynched, Kakooza reportedly revealed his colleagues and led residents to...

A total of six senior officials of Bugiri District have been remanded for allegedly defrauding Parish Development Model officials. The suspects appeared before the Chief Magistrates Court following their arrest by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). According  to the report, the suspects have been identified as Mugunda Azedy, the Assistant Town Clerk, Busowa Town Council, and Community Development Officer; Maka Christopher, Parish...