Judiciary Scores Significant Achievements in Quarterly Performance Report
The Judiciary has recorded significant achievements and initiatives in the quarterly performance report aimed at enhancing justice delivery in the country.
This was announced by James Eremye Mawanda, the judicial spokeswoman, while addressing a media briefing on Tuesday, August 20th, from the High Court headquarters in Kampala.
He cited the verdict delivered by the International Crimes Division in the high-profile Thomas Kwoyelo case as one of the notable achievements of the judiciary.
Kwoyelo was found guilty on 44 counts, acquitted on three,...
SCP Bamunoba Directs Use of Gombolola Policing Model to Fight Corruption
The Chief Political Commissar (CPC) of the Uganda Police Force, SCP Ubaldo Bamunoba, has directed the immediate reactivation of the sub-county police model to intensify the fight against corruption.
While meeting the police officers from Kiira and Bukedi South regions on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, SCP Bamunoba directed them to actively support community policing in their areas as a means to uphold professionalism and a people-centered approach.
He highlighted the significance of officers and their families' well-being as the top concern.
Additionally,...
City Lawyer Ssemakadde Vows to Sue Organizers of ‘March to Parliament’ Protest Over Accountability
Trouble for the organizers of the recently flopped “March to Parliament” protest over failed accountability for the funds received to facilitate the demonstration has deepened and is taking on new twists day by day.
Top among those on the lists include a local journalist and activist, Agatha Atuhaire, the Executive Director of Agora Centre for Research Ltd., Godwin Toko, and Jimmy Spire Ssentongo, among others.
The latest is that the city lawyer, Isaac Ssemakadde, also the founder and executive director of...
Six Die in Mbarara-Masaka Highway Motor Accident
At least six people were confirmed dead on Monday, August 19, 2024, in a fatal motor accident that occurred along the Mbarara-Masaka Highway.
SP Kananura Michael, the traffic police spokesperson, said some 37 people who sustained severe injuries were rushed to nearby medical facilities.
He said preliminary findings indicate that the driver of UBQ 621z Isuzu bus belonging to Gateway company while at Kirumba from Mbarara side heading to Masaka attempted to overtake other vehicles by drafting into the opposite lane...
Horror in South Africa as Gunmen Massacre Six in Umlazi
Police in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa are on a manhunt for unidentified thugs who shot and killed six people while they were drinking outside their rentals.
This incident happened late in the night on August 17, 2024, in an informal settlement in Section V6 in Umlazi, south-west of Durban, South Africa.
According to preliminary reports, the deceased were six males aged between 20 – 40 years old age and were killed outside their rented houses by three unknown armed thugs who opened...
Two PDM Officials Arraigned in Court Over Fraud and Theft of Funds
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU), in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP), has taken significant action against corruption in Manafwa District.
Two officials from the Bunangubu PDM SACCO were arraigned before the Magistrate's Court on charges of Obtaining Money by False Pretense and Theft of PDM funds.
The accused, identified as Micheal Khamale, a Parish Chief of Bunangabu Parish, and David Wakuma, Chairperson of Bunangubu PDM SACCO, are alleged...