Cossy Nakagwa, the Headteacher of St. Clement Ntuusi Primary School in Sembabule District is in police custody for allegedly interfering in the search for a new Bishop of West Buganda Diocese. Police apprehended her on Monday evening while chairing a School Management Committee meeting. Her arrest follows a petition that challenged the nomination of Reverend Canon […]
The Mukono District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Elizabeth Namanda, along with several school headteachers and their deputies, are under investigation for allegedly causing financial losses to the local government. A letter, dated February 20, 2025, from Lydia Katono, Deputy Director of Special Investigations at the Crime Intelligence Department (CID), has revealed an ongoing investigation into […]
A Senior Three student at Seeta High School Main Campus was on Friday morning found dead in a suspected suicide. Eli Shama Ssesanga’s body was discovered by students who had woken up for morning preps. The shocked students later informed teachers who later managed to get police to the scene at around 4:00am. However, from […]
The headtceacher of Ibanda High School located in Ibanda Town Council, Ibanda district is currently on the run after killing a seven-year-old boy in a hit and run accident. Police have identified the suspect as Medard Ayebale and the deceased as Herbert Mugume. It is alleged that the suspect abandoned his vehicle at Kazo Police […]
Bukomansimbi North Member of Parliament, Christine Nandagire Ndiwalana was escorted out of a funeral as enraged mourners appeared to bay for her blood. The incident happened at the burial of a young man allegedly knocked down by an ambulance belonging to her hospital, Ndiwalana General Hospital. The incident occurred in Mpaama village, Kagologolo Town Council, […]
Five suspects arrested following the mysterious death of Uganda Christian University (UCU) at Casablanca bar have been granted police bond. Trevor James Byandala, a first-year student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics Management at UCU, was found dead on Tuesday, 28 January 2025, after being reported missing for two weeks. The exact circumstances […]
The Police in Lamwo District have launched an investigation into the mysterious death of five people after they reportedly ate unknown seeds given by a witchdoctor. The deceased persons reportedly died separately from Ogili trading center in Palabek Ogili sub-county between Wednesday and Thursday. Police identified four of the dead persons as Kenneth Lukoya, Simon […]
A Ugandan rugby player who claimed asylum in Wales has been jailed for four and a half years after raping a woman in Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard how Philip Pariyo, 32, became close friends with the woman involved, before he attacked her in a flat in the city in June 2021. Pariyo had repeatedly […]
A 10-year-old boy who went missing in Kakumiro district has been found dead. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson has confirmed the incident saying that one suspect identified as Sewante Tutagwa (20), a resident of the same area has so far been arrested to help police with investigations. The suspect is currently being detained […]
An unnamed man said to have been a security guard at Nakabago zone, Ntaawo ward in Mukono Central division, was last night shot dead as he attempted to steal a power battery from a grader belonging to M/S Stirling Construction Co. Ltd parked at the contractor’s base at Nakabago. The dead man was in the […]
