EmituKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ezekiel Emitu has returned as Kampala Metropolitan (KMP) Police Commander, replacing Richard Ecega, who has faced criticism for failing to effectively manage crime in the city and its outskirts. Sources at Naguru Police Headquarters confirmed that t
“We submit that no reasonable tribunal properly directing its mind to the law and to the evidence adduced can convict any of the accused persons.My Lord, we respectfully submit that if the accused elected to keep quiet, there is not sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction.”T
For many residents, the killings are not being viewed as isolated tragedies. They have instead sharpened an anxiety that has been quietly building across the Kampala Metropolitan Area, a sense that violence is creeping closer to spaces once considered safe.In the last two weeks, Greater Ka
Police in Gulu City are holding two men on allegations of illegal possession of 30 live ammunition.The duo, identified as, Joshua Opwomungu, 18, and Willy Kilama, 40, were picked up on Sunday by the police from the home of Bernard Ouma Oweka, in Pece Prison Cell, Pece-Laroo division, Gulu
Security operatives on Friday night raided the home of Patrick Nsanja in Kirindi Village, Nazigo Sub-county, Kayunga District, in a search for National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, whose whereabouts remain unknown.The operation, which residents said occurred a
Former Crystal Palace manager, Alan Pardew, has said Liverpool will stop Arsenal’s quadruple dream this season.Pardew has insisted Mikel Arteta’s men will not lift the Champions League trophy.He was reacting to the Gunners’ 4-0 thrashing of Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth
President Museveni has strongly defended the use of Biometric Voter Verification (BVV) machines in the recently concluded elections, arguing that the technology curtailed electoral fraud and strengthened transparency, while framing the broader vote within the National Resistance Movement's histor
Aged 48-years, Charlotte Komugisha, a tik tok queen in Kampala has had her cohabitation relationship with Jim with whom she has three children (aged 19, 14 & 12 years) irretrievably become broken. One of her close friends says that the two lived together since 2007 in Kabowa from where they l
The corridors of power in Uganda have often been filled with whispers, rivalries, and the subtle tug-of-war for influence. Yet, amid the noise, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has always shown a remarkable ability to single out individuals whose inner fire and resilience speak louder than the ch
Julius Kitone, Innovator and Developer of JuliKitAi/ECOEYE AI Climate Intelligence Platform died in car crashKAMPALA — The Ugandan media fraternity is in mourning following the death of Julius Kitone, a veteran journalist and climate change advocate, who died Friday in a road accident al
