All posts tagged "Crime"
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636CrimeRobberies orchestrated by private security guards on the rise – Police
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Police have expressed concern over the systematic increase of robberies and thefts perpetrated by private security guards. According to Police...
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875CrimePolice names 15 prime suspects in greater Masaka murders
KAMPALA, UGANDA: The joint security agencies investigating the rampant murders in greater Masaka have named 15 prime suspects after screening 68 arrested...
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714CrimeKWANIA: Man kills self after stabbing wife to death
KWANIA, UGANDA: Grief and shock has hit residents of Adaglako village in Kwania district after a man who reportedly killed his wife...
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673Latest NewsHundreds flee homes in Busia over illegal power connections
BUSIA, UGANDA: Hundreds of Busia municipal residents fled their homes on Monday morning during the crackdown on illegal power consumers. It all...
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7.7KBig StoryTwo more people butchered in Masaka as death toll raises to 25
GREATER MASAKA, UGANDA: The Masaka sub-region continues to grip in fear and grief after the deadly gang of machete-wielding thugs killed two...
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1.4KCrimeWoman shot dead for ‘giving intelligence’ to UPDF’
MOROTO, UGANDA: Karimojong warriors have shot and killed a woman who is suspected to have given intelligence information to Uganda Peoples Defence...
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768CrimePolice rescue 13-year-old girl from marriage
JINJA, UGANDA: Police officers attached to Bugembe police station in Jinja City have rescued a 13-year-old Juvenile from an early marriage case....
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919Just InDoctor who vaccinated 800 Ugandans with water for Covid-19 jabs missing from Kitalya prison
NAKAWA, KAMPALA: Nakawa Chief Magistrate has been notified that a phony doctor who administered fake Covid-19 vaccines to over 800 Ugandans has...
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602Just InRubanda deputy speaker arrested in Emyooga scandal
RUBANDA DISTRICT, UGANDA: The deputy speaker of Rubanda district, Pierre Mbabazi Nyetegyereize and two others are in trouble for alleged mismanagement of...
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709CrimeUnknown assailants kill catechist in Lwengo
MASAKA SUB-REGION: Police in Masaka Region are investigating circumstances under which a 60-year-old catechist was gruesomely murdered in Lwengo district. Richard Mbaziira,...
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1.1KBreakingUgandan Businessman shot dead in Rwanda
KABALE DISTRICT, UGANDA: A Ugandan businessman has been shot dead in Rwanda by the security operatives accusing him of smuggling crude waragi...
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783CrimePolice arrest suspected killer of Mityana Catholic priest
MITYANA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Katonga Region have in custody the prime suspect in the murder of Rev Fr Josephat Kasambula who...
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886Latest NewsMoroto police on the lookout for anyone buying more than five chapatis
MOROTO DISTRICT, UGANDA: Buying more than 5 chapatis in Moroto district could land someone in trouble. Both the police and sister agencies...
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629Crime
Police launch manhunt for prime suspect in the murder of Catholic priest
GOMBA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Police in Gomba district is hunting for Vincent Katumba, who is believed to be the prime suspect in the...
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1.2KAfricaForty-seven killed in Burkina Faso jihadist attack
Burkina Faso’s president declared three days of national mourning from Thursday after suspected jihadists killed 47 people, including 30 civilians, in an...
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545CrimeMoroto CID boss arrested for releasing exhibits
MOROTO DISTRICT: The Police in Moroto District in Karamoja sub-region have arrested the officer in charge of the Criminal Investigations Desk (CID)...
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1.7KBig StoryLIST: Govt Suspends 11 Labour Export Agencies Over Human Trafficking & Gross Extortion
KAMPALA – Government through ministries of Internal Affairs and Gender, Labour and Social Development announced the suspension of eleven (11) external labour...
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1.3KBig StoryFear grips Masaka residents as panga wielding thugs hack 15 dead
MASAKA SUB REGION: At least fifteen people have been hacked to death in Districts of Lwengo, Bukomansimbi, and Masaka as machete-wielding men...
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715CourtArmy Court Remands LDU Officer Who Killed UBC Journalist Kagolo
The 1st Division Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF Court Martial in Kakiri barracks in Wakiso district has started trying Rashid Mamuri, a Local...
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788CrimeSoroti Herbalist found dead at lover’s house
SOROTI CITY, UGANDA: Police in Soroti City is investigating the mysterious death of a traditional healer who was found dead in his...
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731CrimeJuvenile offenders worry Mityana district authorities
MITYANA DISTRICT, UGANDA: Mityana district authorities are concerned about the persistent number of juvenile offenders in the area. The rates have been...
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1.4KAfricaEnergy minister arrested over fuel tender scam
The Anti-Corruption Bureau said its investigations had revealed that the minister had "attempted to influence" the National Oil Company to award multi-million...
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885NationalKatakwi district officer in trouble over OPM cash
KATAKWI DISTRICT, UGANDA: Katakwi district community development officer, Catherine Tino is under investigation over accusations of soliciting bribes from the beneficiaries of...
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471CrimeTwo teachers arrested for conducting lessons in Arua
ARUA, UGANDA: Two teachers including a head teacher in Arua city have been arrested for conducting lessons against the presidential directive on...
