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21 Jun '26
– Former Kampala Lord Mayor and prominent opposition lawyer Erias Lukwago is expected to be released from custody this week, reliable sources have told Watchdog Uganda.Lukwago was dramatically arrested earlier this week by security personnel later identified as Uganda Peoples’ Defence
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16 Jun '26
The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of David Musoke Sserwamba in a shocking sh4.6 billion heist, highlighting a history of insider fraud at Equity Bank.KAMPALA, Uganda — The Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of David Musoke Sserwamba, a rogue former operations manager at Eq
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13 Jun '26
Police have recovered a rifle that went missing from a private security guard in Mityana nearly three weeks ago after it was discovered concealed in a heap of bean husks in Kassanda District. Investigators are now seeking to establish how the firearm was transported across district boundaries and
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31 May '26
Police in Lwengo District have arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly hacking his 10-year-old son with a machete and concealing him in a tarpaulin, reportedly with the intention of burning him alive.The suspect, Gonzaga Luwaga, a resident of Kyalutwaka Village in Lwengo Rural Sub-county,
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24 Apr '26
Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo during cross-examination in Col Dr Kizza Besigye's case on Thursday. Photo | Juliet KigongoTension gripped the High Court on Thursday as defence lawyers for opposition figure Col Dr Kizza Besigye subjected Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo to a r
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14 Apr '26
She was accused of laundering money for her son serving a prison sentence in Cambodia on drug trafficking chargesA court in South Korea sentenced a 90-year-old grandmother to a year in prison for aiding her jailed son in laundering profits from drug trafficking.The Incheon District
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11 Feb '26
Celebrations erupted at Masaka High Court today as Catholic faithful, church leaders, family and friends broke into songs and praise following the release on bail of Rev Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira. Celebrations erupted at Masaka High Court today as Catholic faithful, church leaders, family and
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24 Dec '25
Masaka Catholic Priest, Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira is expected to appear in court on money laundering charges involving Shs500 million.Masaka City, Uganda: Rev Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira, the Catholic priest from Masaka, who had been missing for weeks following his reported arrest by security oper
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21 Nov '25
CNN finds evidence Tanzanian police killed protestersIn an exclusive investigation, CNN has found evidence that Tanzanian police used deadly fire on protesters following a disputed election in October. Forensic analysis of graphic videos and imagery reveals how protesters were killed by po
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30 Apr '25
State inquiry launched into fraudulent mining deal that duped Dutch investor, exposed systemic abuse in Uganda’s extractive sectorKotido, Uganda – A significant financial scandal involving an alleged UGX 2 billion gold fraud ha