Security & Crime Investigation

Man Arrested at Kisenyi Bus Terminal with Gun and Explosives

Police in Old Kampala have apprehended a 40-year-old man found in possession of a sub-machine gun, live ammunition, and other suspicious items at Kisenyi Bus Terminal. The suspect, identified...

Two Suspects Arraigned Over PDM Funds Mismanagement In Bududa

Two individuals have been brought before a court in Bududa District on charges related to the mishandling of...

Unidentified Body Found in Kabale Swamp: Police Investigate Murder

Police in Kigezi are looking into the murder of an unidentified man whose body was found in a...

UPDF Strongly Condemns the Devastating Shooting in Amolatar District

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) has expressed deep sorrow and condemned the tragic shooting of Thirumalesh Etikala,...

NUP’s Mwiru Grabs Kyabazinga Radio, Sparks Community Outrage

Paul Mwiru, the former Jinja East Member of Parliament on the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) ticket who...

Ziggy Wine and The “People Power” Game Plan Of Murders And Kidnaps

A persistent pattern has emerged around the illegal People Power political outfit revealing a badly executed plan to capitalise on false allegations of kidnap and murder against its supporters as a tool to win compassion and benefaction from donors and foreign groups. This week, what began as an obscure but straightforward and unfortunate case of an unfamiliar young man, Ziggy Wine (Michael Kalinda), getting involved in a road accident was quickly woven into a web of lies to benefit “people...

Ziggy Wine Death: Bobi Wine Trades Lies To Score Cheap Political Points

By Don Wanyama Lovers of published African literature, especially the short story sub-genre, must have come across a piece titled “A Mercedes Funeral” by celebrated Kenyan author Ngugi wa Thiongo. The summary of that short story is that Wahinya, a bar watchman in the town of Illmorog, dies of alcoholic poisoning at a time when there is an election frenzy for the Member of Parliament seat. The little-known Wahinya becomes the centre of the campaign as four of the candidates try...

Ziggy Wine’s Exact Cause of Death Comes To Light

The controversies that surround the death of Micheal Kalinda alias Ziggy Wine  have come to an end with new facts revealing the actual lead to his death. Ziggy Wine, met his death through an accident and not torture as social media propaganda earlier circulated . The Police spokes person Fred Enanga has issued a statement in a press conference today which explains the circumstance in which Kalinda passed on. “ On the 21st July 2019, a speeding motorcycle Honda heading in...

“Ziggy Wine” and the Politics of Opportunism in the Opposition

Now that the Kyagulanyi group deployed (Kasiano) Wadri as their anchor in West Nile, they are both a consequence and secondary beneficiaries of the violence on the late (Ibrahim) Abiriga.

Politicizing Ziggy Wine’s Death is a Cover of People Power in Fights of ‘Deal Gone Bad’

The public is awash with stories of the tragic death of Micheal Kalinda alias Ziggy Wine who succumbed to the wounds of torture by assailants who kidnapped him on 21st July 2019 from Kamwokya. His death is disheartening and sad but what is more insensitive is that the Public is falling victims of the Peoples' propaganda who are suspect number one in this racket of murders.  It is ok for people to grieve for lost lives but I want 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...