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Police Bust Gambling Hotspots, Recover Gun in Wakiso

Police Bust Gambling Hotspots, Recover Gun in Wakiso

Police in Entebbe have recovered a pistol during an intelligence-led operation aimed at combating crime.The operation was conducted on Saturday across the areas of Wamala, Buzzi, Lutaba, and Ssisa Village in Wakiso District. It targeted houses under construction in Hossana Estate and Jomay

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Kampala businessman remanded over Shs1.1bn fake presidential project

Kampala businessman remanded over Shs1.1bn fake presidential project

Court heard that between July 2022 and April 2023, the accused fraudulently obtained USD 286,910 (approximately Shs1.1 billion) from Qatar-based investors under the guise of securing a government contract.Businessman Gilbert Tumwebaze Bafanabyo walks handcuffed from Anti-Corruption Court i

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No Selective Justice”: NRM Network demands equal justice after Nandutu jailing in Iron Sheets case

No Selective Justice”: NRM Network demands equal justice after Nandutu jailing in Iron Sheets case

Kampala, Uganda: The NRM Revolutionary Network (NRN), an umbrella body for youthful revolutionary cadres in the ruling party, has called for equal and comprehensive accountability in the Karamoja iron sheets scandal, warning against selective justice, which downplays the core principles of the Mo

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Police arrest 10 in crackdown on Kampala panga-wielding gangs

Police arrest 10 in crackdown on Kampala panga-wielding gangs

Police also impounded four motorcycles believed to have been used in the commission of the crimes, noting that some of the bikes are suspected to have been stolen and used for quick escape after attacks.Police arraign some of the suspects believed to be part of the notorious panga-wielding

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Driver arrested for transporting passenger on taxi roof

Driver arrested for transporting passenger on taxi roof

The video, which drew concern online, shows the man lying calmly on the roof of the taxi, apparently unsecured, with his head resting on passengers’ luggage tied down with ropes. Police have arrested a commuter taxi driver after a video circulated on social media showing a man riding on

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Mother arrested for allegedly cutting off daughter’s toe as punishment

Mother arrested for allegedly cutting off daughter’s toe as punishment

Police in the Western North Region have arrested a woman accused of cutting off her 9-year-old daughter’s toe, with the child currently receiving treatment.A nine-year-old girl is receiving treatment at a hospital in the Juaboso District of the Western North Region after her mother alleg

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Suspect Arrested in Entebbe for Stealing Car Number Plates

Suspect Arrested in Entebbe for Stealing Car Number Plates

Handcuffed after his arrest on April 2, 2026, suspect Shafiq Ssewagaba holds up one of the several car number plates he was found to have stolen and hidden to use for blackmailing victims. (Credit: Uganda Police)ENTEBBE, Uganda – A suspected thief who targeted parked vehicles, ripped off

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Prison Warder Moses Anguyo, Relatives Remanded Over Kiboga Shooting

Prison Warder Moses Anguyo, Relatives Remanded Over Kiboga Shooting

The Kiboga magistrates court has remanded to prison, Moses Anguyo, a prison warder accused of shooting dead four people in Kiboga.Anguyo’s court appearance follows a coordinated cross-border operation that led to his arrest in Aru Village, Democratic Republic of Congo.He had fled

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Early Morning Chaos: Mukono Workshop Burns, 71 Arrested in Kampala

Early Morning Chaos: Mukono Workshop Burns, 71 Arrested in Kampala

Mukono locals were startled in the early hours of 30th March 2026 when a fire broke out at a motorcycle repair workshop in Kitega Zone, Mukono Central Division. The workshop, owned by one Paul Muwawu, was engulfed in flames around 2:00 AM.Luke Owoyesigyire the KMP Deputy police spokesperso

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Businesswoman Erina Barugahara Wanzala charged in alleged UGX 983 million fraud

Businesswoman Erina Barugahara Wanzala charged in alleged UGX 983 million fraud

Erina Barugahara Wanzala, a director of Basaam General Merchandise and Supplies Ltd., appeared before the court following a joint investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions.KAMPALA —

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