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Suspected Robber Dies After Mob Beating in Rukungiri; Two Arrested

Suspected Robber Dies After Mob Beating in Rukungiri; Two Arrested

RUKUNGIRI, Uganda — Police in Rukungiri District are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a 22-year-old man identified as Crispus Nuwamanya, a resident of Kayaga Cell in Kakindo Parish, Bugangari Sub-county.According to the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson Elly Maa

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Bobi Wine: Why 9 cops who guarded me during campaigns have been fired from Police

Bobi Wine: Why 9 cops who guarded me during campaigns have been fired from Police

Opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, has accused the government of punishing police officers who were once assigned to his protection, claiming they are being blamed for his disappearance after the January election.In a statement posted on X, Kyagulan

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IT'S NOW SERIOUS: Panic As 448 University Students In Mbarara Get Infected With HIV in 2025

IT'S NOW SERIOUS: Panic As 448 University Students In Mbarara Get Infected With HIV in 2025

At least 448 youths aged between 15 and 24, many of them university and tertiary institution students, were newly infected with HIV in 2025 in Mbarara City, raising fresh concern among health officials about the vulnerability of young people in academic institutions.According to Dorcus Twi

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Aceng rallies Lira residents to back Anai Airport Project

Aceng rallies Lira residents to back Anai Airport Project

Health Minister Jane Ruth Aceng has urged Lira residents to support the Milton Obote Airport project in Anai despite a court case filed over land encroachment claims.Health Minister, also Lira City Woman MP, Dr Jane Ruth Aceng addressing residents about the proposed Milton Obote Airport pr

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Four suspects remanded in Wakiso for 170 million shilling land sale scam

Four suspects remanded in Wakiso for 170 million shilling land sale scam

WAKISO, Uganda — Four people were arraigned Wednesday at the Wakiso Chief Magistrates Court on charges of theft and conspiracy after allegedly conning an elderly man out of 170 million Ugandan shillings.The accused — Sendi Jamil, Juuku Anderson, Namuli Fatuma and Nalunjogi Jamilah —

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Son hires hitman to kill wealthy parents - they play dead for chilling plot twist

Son hires hitman to kill wealthy parents - they play dead for chilling plot twist

A 22-year-old man's scheme to 'bump off his family' was thwarted when police had his parents play dead.Russian officers have revealed they duped the suspect into thinking he'd hired a hitman to do away with his well-off parents and ten year old sister- all so he could get his hands on thei

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UPDF Dismiss Bobi Wine’s Claims, Clarify on Military Police Deployments at Checkpoints

UPDF Dismiss Bobi Wine’s Claims, Clarify on Military Police Deployments at Checkpoints

The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have firmly dismissed claims by National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that newly deployed military police checkpoints across the Kampala Metropolitan Area are part of a manhunt targeting him.

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Military Police Clarify Purpose of Checkpoints in Kampala, Denies Hunting Bobi Wine

Military Police Clarify Purpose of Checkpoints in Kampala, Denies Hunting Bobi Wine

Kampala, Uganda — The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) Military Police, in collaboration with the Uganda Police Force, have clarified the purpose of the snap checkpoints mounted across Kampala this week.The operation, which began on Monday, 9 March 2026, targets road safety and la

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Uganda Prisons offers Shs10 million reward for capture of warder wanted over Kiboga Prison shooting

Uganda Prisons offers Shs10 million reward for capture of warder wanted over Kiboga Prison shooting

The Uganda Prisons Service has announced a reward of Shs10 million for information that will lead to the arrest of fugitive prison warder Anguyo Moses, the main suspect in a deadly shooting at Kiboga Government Prison.Authorities say the suspect allegedly opened fire inside the prison on F

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Uganda Police Arrest Five Suspects in Lubowa Motorcycle Robbery Crackdown

Uganda Police Arrest Five Suspects in Lubowa Motorcycle Robbery Crackdown

Police in Lubowa, Wakiso District, have achieved a major breakthrough in combating motorcycle-related robberies with the arrest of five young men suspected of orchestrating a string of thefts in the Lubowa and Ndejje areas.The arrests follow an intelligence-led operation that began on Febr

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