Bugiri Sugar Factory Expelled From Namayingo Over Corruption Claims

Namayingo District has remained the centre of a fierce conflict among rival sugar factories for over a week. This follows a controversial suspension of CN Sugar Factory, by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. The ministry’s decision left over 800 workers jobless and other residents, who were supplying construction material for the new multi-billion […]

ACP Rusoke Kituuma Replaces Fred Enanga as Police Spokesperson

The Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba, has appointed Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Rusoke Kituuma as the new police spokesperson. Kituuma, who was in 2023 appointed as a member of the Police Council, replaces Fred Enanga. Enanga, who previously served as the former commissioner in charge of land protection, was first appointed Police spokesperson […]

Property Worth Millions Lost as Congo Bound Bus Catches Fire

Traders are counting losses after a bus they were traveling in caught fire. The bus belonging to Friends Bus Company Limited registration number UBL 996N caught fire on Saturday opposite Jet Oil Fuel Station in Rubaare town council, Ntungamo district. The bus was transporting more than 40 passengers, mostly traders and goods from Kampala to Goma-Gisenyi […]

Police Apprehend 17-Year-Old Over Illegal Possession of a Gun

Police in Nakaseke District are holding a 17-year-old boy for illegal possession of a firearm. The suspect is identified as Akhram Yusuf, a resident of Lubaga Division in Kampala. Akhram was arrested on Friday after residents of Mabanga village in Namayumba sub-county saw him carrying a suspicious object in the bag. Sam Twiineamazima, the Savannah Regional Police […]

Six Private Guards Charged for Attempting to Shoot Minister Nyamutoro

Six private security guards accused of attempting to shoot at the State Minister for Minerals, Phiona Nyamutoro, have been charged with seven counts of threatening violence.   They are Nobert Okurboth the Manager of Wolves security company in charge of Rubanda and Kisoro districts, Robert Mucunguzi, Anthony Niwagaba, Hassan Oman, Deus Kiiza, and Mathias Kajugo. […]

Fire Burns School Dormitory to Ashes

Fire has gutted Shuhadal Islamic Secondary School dormitory in Mbarara District, destroying property worth millions of money.  The fire also injured a student, Suleiman Beigana who is currently admitted at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital.  The dormitory houses 202 students of Senior 2 and 3.  Isaq Mugerwa Kafeero the headteacher, says the fire started at 4:30am […]

Police Fire Teargas, Live Bullets to Stop Ssenyonyi from Touring the NEMA Eviction Wreckage in Lubigi

Police and the army on Monday afternoon fired live bullets and teargas to disperse a gathering at Lubigi swamp in Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district where the National Environment and Management Authority (NEMA) has been evicting residents since May 27, 2024. Police and the soldiers intervened to disperse the gathering shortly after the arrival of politicians […]

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