Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor, Doreen Nyanjura has reported the death of her brother, Tugume Albert Cook by shooting. Nyanjura who first reported on her X handle that Tugume had been abducted from Central Road, Ntinda Kigoowa Road at around 9:00pm on Thursday, after over an hour later she updated the tweet saying that he had […]
Kampala Deputy Lord Mayor, Doreen Nyanjura has reported the abduction of her brother, Tugume Albert Cook. Nyanjura says Tugume has been abducted from Central Road, Ntinda Kigoowa Road at around 9:00pm on Thursday. She says during the incident which has been conducted by armed personnel, one person has been shot dead and others injured. […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has issued a stern directive to Regional Police Commanders (RPCs), prohibiting the granting of police bonds to individuals accused of embezzling funds for the Parish Development Model (PDM) and Emyooga programs. Addressing the leaders of the Teso sub-region at Kumi Municipal Grounds on Tuesday, the President emphasised the importance of safeguarding […]
Local artist Patrick Mulwana, a.k.a Alien Skin has been charged and remanded to Luzira Prison over robbery contrary to section 266 and 267 (1) (3) of the penal code act CAP 128. It is alleged that Alien Skin (30), a resident of Kizungu Zone in Makindye Division, Kampala district on September 28, 2024 while at […]
The police are hunting for a local musician, Patrick Mulwana, also known as Alien Skin, and his group, who are accused of assaulting a doctor at Nsambya Hospital. According to Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, the incident occurred on Tuesday at Nsambya Hospital, when a patient, Joram Tumwesigye who is also part […]
A section of personnel from the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and police officers today fired live ammunition to disperse a group of fishermen protesting the death of one of their colleagues and the detention of another. The two fishermen, Richard Ngobi and Collin Omuntu, from Masese Landing Site in Jinja City, went fishing around 11:00 […]
The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba, has decried the increased forgeries of land documents across the country. This was during the opening of a two-day National Land Policy consultative meeting for Buganda sub-region that was held at Ridar Hotel in Mukono district on Monday. “I have been told six out of […]
The Police in Buloba on Mityana Road have shot one unidentified person and arrested two suspects during the rescue on Egyptian kidnapped diplomat. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Matropolitan Police spokesperson has identified the Egyptian diplomat as Muhammad Ali Abdul Amidu. Police says that on November 8, 2024, Muhammad Ali, an Egyptian national and official at […]
Two senior six candidates in Masaka City have been implicated in an examination cheating scandal involving artificial intelligence (AI). According to information obtained from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB), the students Nabahinda Cecilia and Nakiyimba Grace, sitting their examinations at Masaka Hall, were caught using smartphones during an afternoon exam to access AI-generated essays […]
An assessment by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) reveals that this year’s Primary Leaving Examination (PLE) had several malpractices, with the majority of cases involving collusion involving headteachers, examination scouts, and invigilators. The UNEB report outlines several significant cases of cheating uncovered at top schools across various regions of the country. For example, at […]