The Police in Ssezibwa Region are hunting for the wife of the mayor for allegedly stealing money meant for the older persons’ group. According to Ssezibwa Region Police spokesperson, Hellen Butoto, the Community Development Officer for Lugazi Municipality, Ruth Nahone Asea, purportedly solicited for sh500,000 from the members of Kabula Diary Elders Group out of the […]
At least six people have been confirmed to have drowned in Lake Victoria. According to Police, Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning, two boat accidents occurred on Lake Victoria. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson said the exact time of the accidents is yet to be specified. Onyango said that the first incident involved a […]
The Police are holding a UPDF officer who got involved in an armed robbery in which a businessman was killed and another one injured. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesman, Patrick Onyango, colossal sums of money amounting to sh72m were stolen. Onyango says that the incident took place on Friday June 30, 2023, at […]
BRUSSELS – Ugandan Members of Parliament taking part in the ongoing ACP-EU assembly in Brussels, Belgium have denounced what they have called outright meddling and hybrid threats orchestrated by the Western world to the developing countries. Kole North MP, Samuel Opio in his address to the assembly on Tuesday described the recent European Parliamentary […]
The Pakistan National, Muhammad Kashif of Hayat International Uganda Limited, a motor vehicle selling company in Kampala district has donated five bulls which have been slaughtered on Eid day and meat shared amongst the people of Mukono Municipality and Bombo town. Kashif said that he landed in the country yesterday on Tuesday from Japan to […]
Police are holding nine armed robbers who have been behind the robberies in different parts of the country which have involved shooting of several people dead and injuring many. Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson says the suspects were arrested following several operations conducted by the Directorate of Crime Intelligence in coordination with Crime Intelligence, Kampala […]
The Second Deputy Prime Minister, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga has committed herself to disseminating the information regarding the East African Community (EAC) to the local people in Uganda so that they can start appreciating and owning it. Kadaga, who doubles as the Minister for EAC said that for some time, Ugandans have not been fully involved […]
Police have arrested a Chinese National who is among the group which got involved into allegations of fraud by Acclaim BLQ Sports. According to the deputy Police spokesperson, Polly Namaye, Yinghe Chen (43) has today June 22, 2023 been arrested by a team from the Directorate of CID. Chen is a resident of UCB Zone […]
As the country is still mourning the 42 people who were on Friday night killed by the suspected Allied Democratic Front (ADF) rebels in Kasese district, the business fraternity in Mayuge district has been shocked following the shooting of a prominent businessman. The deceased is identified as Hajji Hamza Ngobi, who was shot dead by unknown gunmen […]
The Prime Minister of Uganda, Robinah Nabbanja has asked the people of Busoga sub-region especially in Mayuge district to embrace government programmes aimed at improving household incomes. Nabbanja noted that all wealth creation programmes in Uganda are designed to ensure that people get out of poverty and that in the same vein, the people of […]