Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking.Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson, said ten girls aged between 18 and 22 — most of them Senior Four leavers — were rescued on Friday nigh
Former Bukedia County MPWhat pressures or incentives influenced Yusuf Nsibambi’s decision to switch sides? And what price will he pay? For years, Nsibambi was regarded as one of the opposition’s most reliable minds on law and governance—articulate, grounded, and often a pillar on mat
Kamuli, Uganda: Police in Kamuli District are investigating the circumstances under which a 13-year-old boy was stabbed to death in Bulopa Sub-county.The deceased has been identified as Bwoya Fred, a resident of Butaasa Village in Bugaya Sub-county, Buyende District.Preliminary find
Police in Bushenyi District are investigating an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred shortly after midnight on February 18, 2026, at Katooma Cell, Ryeishe Parish, Ibaare Sub-county.The suspect, identified as Kankiriho Ramathan, also known as Samuel, 21, is a security guard attached to
BUSHENYI, Uganda — Police in Bushenyi District are investigating the circumstances surrounding an alleged aggravated robbery that occurred in the early hours of February 18, 2026.According to the Greater Bushenyi Regional Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tayebwa Apollo, the incident o
Police in Kassanda District are investigating the death of a 30-year-old bar proprietor who was allegedly killed following a late-night fight linked to a domestic dispute.The deceased, Ivan Ahimbisibwe, owned E-Zone Bar and Lodges located in Lugongwe Trading Centre, Kijuna Subcounty.
Tension flared outside the Butambala Chief Magistrate's Court on Tuesday after supporters of Butambala County Member of Parliament Muwanga Kivumbi chased away local political figure Hajj Sulaiman Magala from the court premises.The supporters had gathered in large numbers ahead of Kivumbi's
Oyam, Uganda – Bosco Onyik, the Oyam District National Resistance Movement (NRM) chairperson, has called on President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to appoint more ministers and public officials from the Lango sub-region in his next round of government appointments.Speaking to journalists in Li
Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija congralating Mr Kenneth Kitariho (right) upon his inauguration as Chairperson of the NLGRB. Looking on is outgoing board chairperson Aloysius Mugasa (2nd left) and CEO Denis Mudene Ngabirano.Ten years after it was created, the National Lotteries and Gaming R
Ugandan police have recovered four submachine guns (SMGs) linked to 30 aggravated robberies and 12 murders in the Kampala Metropolitan Area (KMP), authorities announced today, Tuesday.The recovery, detailed in a statement by Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Christopher Damulira
