Security

The district security committee in Lwengo has threatened to ban daily night music concerts and discos, citing a rise in crime and laziness among locals. According to the Masaka Resident District Commissioner, Topista Lule Senkungu, Night discos the events, which run from Tuesday to Saturday, attract thugs who take advantage of the loud music to commit robberies and assaults unnoticed. Senkungu made these remarks on July 26, 2024, during a village meeting at Lukode Primary School in Buyinja parish. She said that...

The territorial police in the Karamonja sub-region, in conjunction with the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), have arrested three prime suspects involved in the murder of civilians in the areas of Kamioni, Timu, Kaabong, and other neighboring districts. According to the UPDF’s 3rd Division Public Information Officer, Major Isaac Oware, the trio in custody include Aleu Lomeri, a resident of Kaitach village; Kamol Longole, a resident of Moruedikae village, all from Kaabong district; and Lukwakori Bosco, a resident of Mamulope...

President Yoweri Museveni has said the flopped “march to parliament” protest is foreign-backed and funded to undermine Uganda’s sovereignty. In a detailed dossier released via his official X-account on Thursday, July 25, 2024, President Museveni and the Commander in Chief, CiC, applauded all security agencies and Ugandans for not participating in the flopped demonstrations. “I want to congratulate the Armed Forces, the Security Forces, and the Wanainchi (residents) for foiling or not participating in the bad demonstration that was planned for...

A section of youths in Uganda behind the flopped Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024 “march to parliament" protest have accused Agatha Atuhaire, a renowned social media activist, of under-declaring and swindling funds sent to her to finance the preparation of the protest. In a surprising twist of fate, the very anti-corruption campaigners entrusted to deliver the protests have succumbed to the allure of corruption themselves after mobilizers of the march to parliament pocketed money that was meant to help in the...

Ugandans on Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024, maintained normal routine business operations after boycotting the “March to Parliament” protest. In Kampala, traders in most suburbs, including downtown, remained focused on their daily business activities. Reports from our reporters deployed across the country confirmed that despite isolated attempts within Kampala by a group of youth holding placards that were effectively calmed down by the security, no major protests had been reported. In downtown Kampala, most traders maintained their routine operations while freely interacting with...

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) have handed over 22 former abductees of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC). This was during a ceremony held in Kasindi, North Kivu, on Monday, July 22, 2024. The event marked a continuation of the collaborative efforts between Uganda and the DRC to combat the ADF, a militant group that has caused turmoil in the region. Col. George Jet Turyabe presided over the event...