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07 Mar '25
As campaigns for the Kawempe North by-election continue, Uganda's political environment is becoming more tense. Security forces have arrested 24 opposition supporters, raising concerns about political repression and the use of military symbols.
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07 Mar '25
BBC | A PhD student who has been convicted of drugging and raping 10 women "may turn out to be one of the most prolific sexual predators that we've ever seen in this country", according to the lead detective on the case.Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, 28, attacked two women
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06 Mar '25
The National Drug Authority (NDA) has arrested three suspects for illegally vending human and veterinary medicines in open markets in Bukhaweka and Butilu, Namisindwa District.The suspects Kisubi Jamada, Ali Matovu, and Mutawa Clemensia were found selling classified medicines, including an
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13 Feb '25
On Wednesday, Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) personnel apprehended a couple at the Apieta checkpoint in Lamwo District for possessing an illegal firearm. The suspects, Golden Ricky Olanya, 46, from Ngora Village, Pobel Parish, Lukung Sub-County, and his w
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13 Feb '25
An investigation into the recent arrest of accountant general Lawrence Semakula and eight other Finance ministry staff has drawn in the names of Kiryowa Kiwanuka and Ramathan Gggobi as being at the centre of a conspiracy to mudsling and punish Semakula.
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06 Feb '25
Reports reaching our desk indicate that an Indian external auditor, hired by Tembo Steel chairman Mr. Sanjay Awasthi, has mysteriously died inside the Tembo Steel Factory.Mr. Dignish, a renowned auditor from India
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22 Jan '25
Photo :Courtesy (Image used for illustration)24-year-old Edmond Agaba Kipana , resident of Rushebeya trading center , Rukiga District, has been charged and remanded for allegedly possessing military attire and ass
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22 Jan '25
Bosmic Otim, a prominent figure in Northern Uganda, has issued a stern warning to opposition leader Bobi Wine, stating that he is unwelcome in the region. At a local rally last weekend, Otim made it clear that any attempts by Bobi Wine to visit Northern Uganda w
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17 Jan '25
Winnie Byanyima, the wife of Dr. Kizza Besigye and Executive Director of UNAIDS, has voiced strong concerns about the fairness of her husband’s trial, describing it as a “travesty of justice.”Byanyima accused President Museveni and his son, General
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14 Jan '25
The General Court Martial sitting in Makindye, Kampala, has ruled that it holds the authority to prosecute crimes committed outside of Uganda.The ruling follows a case where the military court’s jurisdiction was