The State Minister for Finance Amos Lugoloobi has been arrested today (Friday) over relief iron sheets meant for the people of Karamoja. Lugoloobi is detained at Kira Division Police Station as he awaits to be produced in court on Monday. The Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga confirmed Lugoloobi’s arrest saying this comes as a result of the […]
The Ssezibwa Region Police are holding a sex worker who allegedly stabbed her customer to death. Ssezibwa Region Police Spokesperson, Hellen Butoto identified the deceased as Muyima Maisowe (25), a fisherman and the suspect as Arach Esabel (30). The duo is a resident of Ssenyi A landing site in Ssi-Bukunja sub-county, Buikwe district. James Nimuro who […]
The burial arrangements for the four of the nine family members that perished in the Masaka-Mbarara highway accident that occurred last Friday is underway at their ancestral home in Mukono. The deceased include; Christopher Ntege Ssenoga, his wife, Cindy Butesi, their children, Jayden Alvin Nsibambi Ntege and Giana Florence Nabakka Ntege. Ntege has been a […]
Nine people on Friday died on spot in a fatal accident which happened at Kyoja trading Centre in Kinoni sub-county, Lwengo district along Masaka-Mbarara highway. The deadly accident is said to have happened at around 4:00pm. Faridah Nampiima, the Traffic Police spokesperson reported that the deceased included seven adults and two juveniles. Nampiima said that […]
The Police have arrested one National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter who was found with 400 T-Shirts bearing insightful messages. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango identified the suspect as Isaac Kiwanuka who was found in possession of the T-shirts. Onyango says Kiwanuka has been charged with Inciting Violence and he will be arraigned before the courts […]
The Anti-Corruption Court has remanded the Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Goretti Kitutu and her brother Michael Naboya Kitutu to Luzira Prison on charges of causing loss of public property, corruption and conspiracy to defraud the government. The court heard that between June 2022 and January 2023, Kitutu caused the loss of public property in […]
The Minister for Karamoja Affairs, Mary Goretti Kitutu and her brother Michael Naboya Kitutu have today Thursday 6/4/2023 been charged with corruption, conspiracy to defraud and diversion of over 9000 iron sheets which were meant for the empowerment program for Karamoja sub-region. The duo has appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate, Joan Aciro. The […]
The Territorial Police of Lugazi in Buikwe district are currently investigating a case of Aggravated Defilement (Sodomy) which occurred on the 2/4/2023 in Bunyangira village. According to Ssezibwa Region Police spokesperson, Hellen Butoto, the victim whose name is withheld, is an 8-year-old Primary Three pupil of Bibbo Church of Uganda Primary School and a resident […]
Iganga High Court Judge, David Batema on Friday convicted Fred Gatukaya (45) for murdering a Chinese national, Yesu Yung on September 1, 2017. Gatukaya was convicted for having killed Yung by shooting using a pistol. Yung was a cashier at Nile Steel and Plastics Limited located in Nangwa village in Nakisunga sub-county, Mukono district. He said […]