Murder

The Member of Parliament for Busiro East in Wakiso district, Medard Lubega Sseggona, has urged the Ministry of Internal Affairs to reinstate village police posts in the area to reduce the increasing criminal activities. MP Sseggona said the disbanded police posts that had been established in the community were instrumental in maintaining safety, deterring criminal activity, and effectively protecting residents and their property. However, since their removal, criminal activities have increased in Busiro East County. He made this remark during the funeral...

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...

Uganda Police, through an intelligence-led operation, has arrested 11 suspected panga-welders that have been attacking residents in Nansana municipality, Wakiso district. The arrests were done at Kiblocker in Nansana East IIA, Nansana East ward, Nansana municipality, in an operation that was prompted by public concerns and previous attacks on civilians in Nabweru South II cell. According to the police statement, an intelligence-led operation was conducted on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at around 8 am. The police have identified the suspects as Allan...

Police in Rakai district is investigating the circumstances under which a 38-year-old man killed two school-going children and afterwards killed himself too. This incident happened in the morning of July 22, 2024, in Nsimbo Kabalaza village, Lwanda Sub County, Rakai District, and the criminal has been identified as Matthew Adolfo, a resident of Nsimbo Kabalaza village in Rakai district. The two children who were killed by Adolfo have been identified as Nicko, aged 5 years old, and Nick, aged 7 years...

A vehicle belonging to the convoy of the Opposition National Unity Platform (NUP) party has knocked and killed a pedal cyclist and severely injured several other people along the Fort Portal-Kamwenge highway after it got involved in a fatal accident. The vehicle registration number UAU 057S, Klugger, silver in color was part of the Bobi Wine convoy currently touring the region. An eye witness said the vehicle belonging to Jolly Mugisha, the NUP deputy party president for the Western region reportedly...

Police in Kassanda district are investigating circumstances under which unidentified thugs attacked the chairperson of boda-boda operators and his wife with a machete. The victims, identified as Abdul Wamala and Noeline Bukirwa, both residents of Wetiye village in Kiganda Sub County, have remained in critical condition and nursing wounds sustained from the July 13, 2024, attack. According to Wamala, the suspected machete-wielding goons reportedly attacked them at around 3 a.m. on July 13th. He said two out of the four assailants were...