Crime Archives

How suspected warriors shot GISO dead in Napak

Last month, suspected Karimojong rustlers killed the LCIII Chairperson of Napumpum Sub County Paul Lowok. In the same month, the rustlers shot...

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Court

Woman handed 15 year jail term for killing 2-year-old child over food

It is alleged that on March 21, 2019, Alwedo returned from the garden and found that the deceased with her sister had...

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Entebbe court fines man Shs 2.2m for attempting to traffick 11 girls to Saudi Arabia

Sharif Mbabal was arrested last month after 11 girls, who lacked clearance from the ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development to...

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Seeta school driver on the spot for knocking dead one-year-old girl, offering Shs 500,000 compensation

One-year-old Shanell Lugemwa died on May 31 after being knocked unconscious in Gulumwa, Goma Division in Mukono district while playing in the...

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SAD: Kagamba SS teacher commits suicide by hanging

There was grief at Kagamba Secondary School in Ntungamo District after a female teacher in her twenties committed suicide over yet to...

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Court

Ntoroko CAO charged with forgery

He was charged with ten counts of forgery relating to the illegal appointment of several civil servants using various forged extracts from...

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Just In

Grief as Senior Four student commits suicide inside school dormitory

Josephine Namuli 17, allegedly hang herself to death using a rope that was found on her bed on the morning at around...

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Encroachers take over Koboko airfield after years of neglect

Despite its historical significance, human activities like bricklaying, cultivation, livestock grazing, and settlements threaten the existence of the airfield.

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Police arrest man who lured lady to a date and stole her iPhone, sh100k

Kyamukaaga a graduate of Makerere University Business School [MUBS] has also been accused by other girls of fraud, being a conman, and...

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Africa

Gupta brothers accused of defrauding South Africa arrested in Dubai

The Guptas are accused of paying bribes in exchange for massive and lucrative state contracts and influence over ministerial appointments during Zuma's...

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High court slashes Besigye’s bail fees from Shs 30m to Shs 3m

Besigye ran to the High court after Owomugisha ordered him to pay Shs 30 million cash to secure his bail after being...

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News

Kabale student hit by ‘stray’ bullet as police quell riot at St Barnabas SS.

Bright Muhumuza was shot as police attempted to quell a students' riot that erupted after one of the students identified as Jim...

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Featured

Karimojong warriors shoot dead village health team official over ‘snitching’

Joseph Komol, the LCV chairperson of Kotido district, says that the deceased was chatting with other residents after work but the rustlers...

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Stampede as pilgrims fight for Namugongo holy water

There was a stampede at the Catholic shrine in Namugongo at the end of the Martyr’s day celebrations on Friday afternoon as...

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Massive army, police deployment on roads to Kotido.

Micheal Longole, the Karamoja Regional Police Spokesperson, says that the patrols on major Kotido highways are aimed at dealing with cattle rustlers...

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Kitagwenda district officials interdicted for abuse of office

Speaking to Uganda Radio Network, the Kitagwenda Chief Administrative Officer Richard Ssebandeke, said that when he assumed office, he found so many...

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Court

Soroti Bishop convicted of theft of church property

Bishop Tukei, now the founder of Light Resurrection Ministries is accused of theft of church property including the land title.

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Gulu University dean of students demands reinstatement

Alou accused Mpora of fraudulently withdrawing 3.5 Million Shillings in the name of Goma Oil Ginnery from Centenary Bank in Gulu City...

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Namugongo: Covert security personnel arrest 30 thugs targeting pilgrims

The operation followed outcries by pilgrims whose bags and luggage had been snatched by men dressed like boda boda riders.

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Court

Nine arrested for extorting money from Namayingo PDM groups

It is alleged that the suspects, whose identities have been withheld, were soliciting money from unsuspecting victims with promises of helping them...

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Army denies killing 400 in Karamoja in aerial bombardment

Early last week, local media quoted Emmanuel Chero, chairperson of Karamoja Youth Agenda Vision 2040 alleging that UPDF carried out aerial bombings...