The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has acknowledged that the chaos that unfolded in Gulu City during the visit of National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu was “regrettable,” but maintains that the incident resulted from what they described as th
A total of 124 soldiers from the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Engineers Brigade have successfully completed a specialised course in land law and estate management at the Uganda Military Engineers College (UMEC) in Lugazi.The training is part of the UPDF’s ongoing efforts to st
The Uganda Human Rights Commission, or UHRC, Tribunal in Mbarara City awarded a total of Sh160 million to victims of severe human rights violations in two separate rulings delivered this week.The details of the second ruling were not immediately available, but the first decision, read by U
Lwemiyaga County MP Theodore Ssekikubo has escalated his challenge against the nomination of his rival, Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Rwashande, accusing Electoral Commission (EC) officials in Ssembabule District of clearing the National Resistance Movement (NRM) flag bearer using “forged, fraudulent and
In a shocking and tragic incident that has left the Mukono community in disbelief, an on-duty police officer was gunned down while responding to a robbery in Ntawo, Mukono District. The attack, which took place on the night of November 23, 2025, at approximately
Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (CDF), Gen. Sam Okiding, confirmed the army’s contribution of UGX 5m for burial expenses and UGX 2m for medical treatment of a teacher injured during the shooting.Ngora, Uganda: The management of Teso Progressive Secondary School has paid UGX 10.5 million t
The Dodoma Regional Police Force has said preliminary findings indicate that popular comedian and master of ceremonies Emmanuel Mathias, widely known as MC Pilipili, may have died from physical assault.Dodoma Regional Police Commander Gallus Hyela said police worked with medical experts to
According to head of the Kharkov military-civilian administration Vitaly Ganchev, such cases are constantLUGANSK, November 13. /TASS/. Ukrainian servicemen often surrender to Russian captivity in the Kharkov Region just to drink water, Vitaly Ganchev, the head of the Kharkov military-civil
Authorities in the West Nile region have cautioned the people of Yumbe District against engaging in acts of religious extremism.The warning came during a meeting held at Takwa Mosque on Friday, chaired by the Regional Police Commander, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Joseph Mwesige.
Kampala – In the span of just over two months, five senior Uganda Police Force (UPF) officers have met untimely ends, sparking whispers of a curse on the force and urgent calls for transparency. From mysterious collapses to brutal attacks, the deaths of these dedicated servants of the law raise
