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Six arrested, others wanted as Minister Ogwang storms Luuka to monitor gov’t projects

LUUKA, UGANDA; Several civil servants in Luuka district were made to sweat as the State Minister for Economic Monitoring, Peter Ogwang questioned...

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MPIGI BUS EXPLOSION: Fresh details emerge as Police identify terrorist

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda Police has Tuesday delivered an update on the explosion incident that occurred on a Swift Safaris bus at Lungala-Mpigi,...

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Drama as man gets stuck in a woman at Seeta lodge in Mukono

MUKONO, UGANDA: Goma Residents in Mukono district were on Monday evening treated to unrelenting drama after a man was found stuck into...

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Amolatar police boss arrested over defilement of 14-year-old girl

Amolatar Police Station Officier in Charge (OC) ASP Maxman Okello Ochan, 60, is facing capital offence of allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl,...

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14 suspects arrested over murder of former UN driver

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police has confirmed that 14 boda boda riders are in detention over the murder of Aziz Bashir, a former driver...

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Museveni on Swift Bus Explosion: Dead person could have been the bomber

KAMPALA, UGANDA: President Yoweri Museveni has reacted to Monday evening’s Swift Bus explosive attack that happened along the Kampala-Masaka highway killing two...

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Panic as police respond to another bomb scare in Kampala

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police on Monday evening confirmed that there had been a bomb scare in Kampala at Bata Bata in Namasuba along...

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Drama as thief gets stuck at door in attempt to rob a clinic in Kamwokya

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Drama and fury has marred Kamwokya residents after a thief was left stuck at the door of a dental clinic...

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One Dead, Scores injured as Suspected Bomb Blast hits Swift Bus along Masaka Road

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Atleast one person has been confirmed dead with several others injured after another suspected bomb attack hit Swift Safaris Bus...

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MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana denied bail again, remanded further

MASAKA, UGANDA: The high court in Masaka has for the second time refused to grant bail to two Opposition MPs Hon. Muhammad...

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Uganda Police finally speaks out on Komamboga Bomb Attack

KAMPALA, UGANDA: – Uganda Police have responded to a bomb attack which occurred on Saturday night October 23rd 2021, at around 9:20...

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Pharmacist, six others arrested over stolen government supplies

JINJA, UGANDA: Police in Kiira region on Thursday arrested the Jinja regional referral hospital internal pharmacist, Ambrose Kamugisha, alongside six others for...

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MICHO: Cranes Coach convicted of sexual assault, handed three-year sentence

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Uganda Cranes coach Milutin “Micho” Sredojević has been granted permission to attend to a private matter in South Africa after...

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Three dead, scores others injured in Nakasongola accident

NAKASONGOLA, UGANDA: Police has confirmed that three people died on spot, and three others sustained critical injuries following an accident that occurred...

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Salaamu Musumba’s brother dies in Kampala bar brawl

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Former Kamuli District Woman MP Candidate Hon Proscovia Salaamu Musumba has lost a brother who is alleged to have been...

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Masaka Catholic Priest charged with murder

MASAKA, UGANDA; Police in Masaka City have preferred murder charges against Reverend Father Richard Mugisha, a vocal priest attached to Bisanje Catholic...

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Another Kenyan athlete killed in domestic squabble

NAIROBI, KENYA: Edith Muthoni, 27, had dreams of making it big as an international athlete. However, that dream was cut short after...

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Police hunt suspect for rape and murder of 10 year old girl

KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police have started a manhunt for a casual laborer for raping and strangling a 10-year-girl to death in Nakawa division,...

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Court Martial sentences eight over illegal possession of firearms

MOROTO, UGANDA: The 3rd Division Court Martial sitting in Moroto barracks has convicted 8 suspects for illegal possession of firearms and handed...

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MPs Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya bail application flops, further remanded

MASAKA, UGANDA: The Grade One Magistrate in Masaka on Wednesday further remanded two opposition MPs; Hon. Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West and...

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Mother arrested over kidnap of 4 year old son

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The police Crime Intelligence unit has arrested a woman for kidnapping her four-year-old son and demanding 32 Million Shillings ransom...

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