Security & Crime Investigation

Widower Hacked to Death: Orphaned Child Left Behind, Police Seek Killers

Police in Gomba district are investigating circumstances under which a 35-year-old man was hacked to death by unidentified killers. This gruesome incident happened on May 14, 2024, at night in...

Police Investigate Panga-Wielding Incident of Attempted Murder at Maize Millers Office

Natete police are currently investigating an alarming incident of attempted murder where a man wielding a panga (machete)...

Witch Doctor Arrested for Defiling 5 Girls including His Daughters

A 43-year-old witch doctor identified as Swaibu Murundi a resident of Butamba Kayabwe town council in Mpigi has...

Over 70 Suspects Arrested in Connection to Stone-Throwing Incidents Along Northern Bypass

The Uganda Police have arrested over 70 suspects in connection to paver (stone) throwing along the Northern Bypass...

Continuous Boat Engine Thefts Threaten Buvuma Island Fishermen’s Livelihoods and Safety

Fishermen along the borders of Kenya and Tanzania in the Buvuma Islands have called upon the government to...

Oprah Phoebe Kiddu Uses Self Kidnap Ordeal to Elude Crime

The media is awash with stories telling the ordeal of how Oprah Phoebe Kiddu was kidnapped but fresh news reveals that she is running away from her life of crime that has been successfully kept in the dark to the public. Exclusive information reveals that Ms Kiddu is trying to solicit for NGO support by playing a victim of political invents and therefore be protected. Phoebe is using the kidnap story which is suspected to be a framework to seek asylum...

Uganda Insecurity Increasing due to Moral Decadency

The hustle for survival in Kampala is becoming more complicated as our society gets more eroded of human values. The News of a gruesome killing of a Boda Boda rider by thugs who were captured on CCTV camera mounted to nearby school gate, is yet another alarming incident that proves our society to be collapsing. In scenarios like this the public is quick to blame the government for not providing security to its natives. They have the right to. The...

Narratives and Counter Narratives: Inside the Bank of Uganda Currency Saga

The Bank of Uganda (BOU) currency notes Saga is an item that has dominated the news agenda in the past week, further soiling the credibility of the Central Bank that was already rocked by the Parliamentary probe into the illegal closure and takeover of seven commercial banks.

City School Fence Collapses, Kills 6 Street Children

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Aiding Kampala Street Children is Criminal -Parliament

Ugandan legislators on May 22 approved a bill making it a criminal offense to offer any form of assistance to the begging children on Kampala streets. The move emerged after it was discovered that the children were being exploited by adults, using them to plead for money from the general public on their behalf. The law is still restricted to the City Kampala. Abetting the vice which has been commonplace on Kampala streets will see the offender serve up to six...