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 […]
The Minister for Presidency, Milly Babirye Babalanda has threatened tough action against Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and District Internal Security Officers (DISOs) over infighting. In a statement delivered at a capacity-building symposium for RDCs and DISOs from the greater Masaka sub-region, Babalanda said she is concerned concern about recurrent administrative conflicts between RDCS, their deputies, […]
Four people have been recorded dead in a fatal road accident that occurred on Mityana-Mubende highway at Myanzi Trading Centre in Kassanda District. Rachael Kawala, the Wamala Region Police Spokesperson has said that the accident that occurred at 3:00am during the wee hours of Sunday morning claimed four lives whereas three people sustained grave injuries. Kawala […]
A Police officer, Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana, that pepper sprayed Dr Kizza Besigye after smashing the window screen of his car with a pistol twelve years ago, has been remanded to Luzira prison. Arinaitwe Bwana, who in 2015 was also in court over family violence, is this time around facing charges of aggravated trafficking in person. […]
Assistant Inspector of Police Raphael Odongo has appeared before the Police Professional Standards Unit and was charged for aggressively pushing down an old woman, who was seen in a video that went viral in recent weeks. PSU was tasked to trace where the incident happened and it has since been established that the woman manhandled […]
Bizzeemu! UPDF Officer Shoots One During Illegal Fishing Operation Fear gripped the fishing community at Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district following the shooting of one of their own by a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer attached to Fish Protection Unit. The Police Spokesperson for Ssezibwa Region, Hellen Butoto, identified the suspect as Second […]
The Police Bomb Squad and Kampala Metropolitan East Region, are investigating circumstances under which a suspicious phone device, that was connected to a switch, was recovered in the bag of a pupil at Murchison Bay Primary School on the 2.08.2023 at around 2:00pm. According to Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the matter was brought to the […]