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16 Jun '26
The Police in Buikwe District have arrested two people over the death of their two-year-old daughter, who was reportedly tortured.The suspects, the father and stepmother of the deceased, were picked up after the body of Innocent Sonko was discovered at their home in Gimbo Cell on Saturday,
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16 Jun '26
A 32-year-old businesswoman in Kakumiro District has been killed in a violent home invasion in which armed attackers also stole millions of shillings.The deceased, identified as Alice Natukunda, was attacked on Saturday night at her home in Kisiita East Cell.According to preliminary
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16 Jun '26
married couple in Bugembe Ward, Jinja City, is counting losses after armed robbers stormed their home and robbed them of more than Shs20 million, multiple phones, electronics, and a vehicle during a late-night attack on June 13, 2026. Betty Kigayi and her husband, Fred Kakooza, who operate a mola
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16 Jun '26
Police in Hoima City are holding a 37-year-old woman, Moreen Atuhura, a resident of Kiryatete Cell in Hoima East Division, over allegations that she stabbed her husband to death during a domestic confrontation. The incident occurred on Sunday at around 11:45 p.m. along Freedom Street in Hoima Cit
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16 Jun '26
KYANKWANZI — The newly appointed Minister of Local Government, Hon. Dr. Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi, has downplayed simmering tensions involving outspoken activist Frank Gashumba, playfully describing him as a “movie star” and a “dangerous substitute” while hinting at major impending deve
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16 Jun '26
The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has fixed June 17, 2026, as the date for the mention of a high-profile corruption case involving Igara East MP Michael Mawanda Maranga who is also Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU)’s top leader, and five co-accused persons over the alleged diversion
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16 Jun '26
Convicted Ggaba child killer Christopher Okello Onyum has launched a fresh fight to escape the death sentence as his case moves to the Court of Appeal.After being sent to death row by the High Court, Onyum has returned to court with a new challenge, asking the appellate judges to overturn
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16 Jun '26
The World Bank-funded initiative aims to improve coffee production, strengthen climate resilience and increase household incomes among farmers in Kabale District.KABALE — Coffee farmers in Kabale District have received agricultural inputs worth Shs27 million under a government programme
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16 Jun '26
A 25-year-old man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of aggravated robbery.The High Court at Kasese presided over by Justice Lawrence Tweyanze heard that on October 26, 2025, in Kathoma Village, Buhuhira Sub-county in Kasese District, the convict, Wil
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15 Jun '26
Police in Luweero District have launched a murder investigation after two men accused of cattle theft were lynched by an angry mob and their motorcycle set ablaze in Kamira Sub-county.LUWEERO — Police in Luweero District are investigating the mob killing of two men suspected of cattle th