URA Mbale Enforcement Team Closes Consolidation Centers, Seizes Smuggled Goods
The Mbale, Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) enforcement team has closed off several consolidation centers in the areas of Pallisa, Butebo for possession of smuggled items.
According to Godson Mwesigye, the URA Manager of Enforcement Operations in Mbale, they recovered 50 cartons of wheat flour and 30 bags of rice from Kenya.
Mwesigye said that after the discovery, the team moved to Mbale and Bukwo, where they recovered 23 tyres of the Ling Long brand from China from a mini store along...
Teenager Burns Self to Death in Boyfriends House, Cause Under Investigation
The territorial police in Mityana district are currently investigating a tragic incident that occurred yesterday evening November 13, 2023 involving a suspected case of suicide.
According to Rachel Kawala, the spokesperson for Wamala Police, a female teenager whose identity is yet to be confirmed, tragically burned herself to death in her boyfriend's rented house in the Kivunikide, Bufundi division.
“Preliminary findings indicate the unidentified juvenile burned herself to death at the rented room of her boyfriend, who has been identified as...
UHRC Refutes Reports of Detention Facilities Being Used as Torture Chambers
The Uganda Human Rights Commission chairperson Mariam Wangandya has said that, as a commission while carrying out investigations, they have never come across any detention facility designated as a torture chamber.
According to Wangandya, while speaking on Uganda Broadcasting Council (UBC) Live on November 6, 2023, concerning the state of human rights in Uganda, she revealed that they monitor places of detention to access and monitor the conditions of the detainees.
“We have never come across any detention facility designated as...
NUP Supporters Confess to Being Paid to Post Abusive Comments and Posts on Social Media
Supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) have admitted to being recruited through social media platforms, where they are paid Ugx15,000 for each derogatory comment or post they make.
The National Unity Platform party leadership employs a team of over 300 social media personnel, who are generously compensated with Ugx.15,000 per comment and a monthly salary of Ugx.500,000. Their primary role is to vehemently criticise and target individuals on social media who express disagreement towards NUP.
According to a source, the...
Joint Security Forces Defuse Bombs Planted by ADF in Kibibi and Butambala Churches
The joint security forces have thwarted a potential disaster by recovering and defusing two bombs planted by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) in churches located in Kibibi and Butambala. This came as a result of popular vigilance and timely intervention by the police.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, in a statement released on October 15, commended the public for their alertness, which led to the recovery of the explosive devices. He emphasized the determination of the police to identify and capture...
How Mpuuga Strategically Planned Bobi Wine’s Whisking from Entebbe to Magere
Mathias Mpuuga, Leader of Opposition in Parliament, representing Nyendo-Mukungwe Division on a National Unity Platform (NUP) card, worked behind the scenes with security officials along with Barbra Itungo Kyagulanyi and planned for the whisking of Bobi Wine from the airside to his residence in Magere because they wanted to control the chaos that would come with the one million walk.
According to sources prior to Bobi Wine’s return, the NUP leadership had a consultative meeting to agree on whether to...