Jinja Road Police on Tuesday arrested a Police Officer on allegations of murder by shooting that happened in the barracks. Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango identified the suspect as AIP David Egwang and the deceased as Cpl Jennifer Atino. Onyango alleged that on September 5, 2023 at around 5:00pm, Egwang, a police officer attached […]
The Police in Greater Masaka Region in Kalungu District are holding a 37-year-old man who allegedly poisoned himself and three of his children. Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson says that two of the children died instantly whereas one of them was rescued before she had died. Enanga has identified the suspect as George Ssenyondo, a peasant […]
The Police in Kayunga district are investigating circumstances under which a drunkard man was beaten to death for allegedly falling into mourners’ food during a vigil at night. Hellen Butoto, the Ssezibwa Region Police Spokesperson has identified the deceased as John Lukanga, a resident of Kyampisi village in Nazigo sub-county, Kayunga District. Butoto says, at night […]
The former Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura has expressed gratitude to the President, Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the General Court-Martial, and other authorities in the Uganda People Defence Forces (UPDF) for finally freeing him of all the charges. Gen. Kayihura said he is so grateful to President Museveni for having helped him gain […]
STATE HOUSE – ENTEBBE President Yoweri Museveni on Thursday received a group of retiring army Generals whom he congratulated and send off in glory and diginity. The meeting was held at State House in Entebbe. Among the now retired generals, was the former Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura. Museveni cautioned them to productively […]
JOHANNESBURG-SOUTH AFRICA More than 50 people have been killed and over 40 injured in a fire that gutted a five-storeyed building in central Johannesburg on Thursday, the South African city’s emergency services has confirmed. “Among the injured, some suffered from smoke inhalation and were taken for treatment at local hospitals,” the Emergency Management Services spokesman […]
KAMPALA | BY THE INDEPENDENT Back in 2015, there was a shoot-out at the home of former Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Faith Mwondha in Iganga district. Thugs had attacked Justice Mwondha’s home and on hearing the news, then Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura rushed to the scene with the pomp and […]
KAMPALA |KYAGGWE TV| Parliament on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, considered and passed The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Bill, 2023. The bill, if signed by the President, will address the misuse of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances by imposing punitive measures on drug abusers and dealers, according to the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa. Tayebwa […]
Mukono Municipal Council authorities have resorted to security to recover the funds disbursed under the Youth Livelihood Project (YLP) and Uganda Women Empowerment Programme (UWEP). The Municipal Council received over sh1.3bn, which was distributed to different beneficiary groups as part of these projects. However, the Auditor General’s Report for the Financial Year ending June 30, […]
A Health worker was Thursday arraigned before Buganda Road Magistrates Court for allegedly trespassing into State House Nakasero. Prosecution alleged that on August 7, 2023 at Nakasero in Kampala with intent to annoy or intimidate SFC soldiers guarding State House, Jacob Asiimwe a resident of Kakika Cell, Kamukuzi Division in Mbarara City trespassed on State […]