According to the Uganda Police Annual Crime Report 2025, cases of aggravated robbery remain among the most persistent violent crimes, with over 2,300 cases recorded nationwide during the year.The three suspects (L) and the pangas recovered from them (R) during an intelligence-led operation
Hotel staff William Ssemata 39, in the dock on charges of theft of $12,000 meant for South Sudan President’s gift. Photo/ Juliet Kigongo. A staff at a hotel in Kampala has been remanded to Luzira prison on allegations of stealing $12,000 (about Shs45 million), which money had reportedly
In his 12th October 2023 letter, President Museveni introduced Intracom company owned by a Burundian billionaire and directed the Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja to help get the Gender Ministry surrender 130 acres out of the 377 acres which they own at Kampiringisa in Mpigi district, where the Ka
A female police constable attached to Namukosi Police Station in Mityana District has been stabbed to death by her boyfriend in Gulu City, police said Thursday.Number 82983 PC Harriet AKera is said to have been killed on Wednesday afternoon (April 23) in Library Cell in Bardege, Layibi Div
Police in the Wamala Region are investigating the circumstances under which a young couple was found dead inside their locked house in Mubende District, in an incident that has left residents grappling with more questions than answers.The deceased have been identified as Ronald Tumusiime,
NUP leaders pay their respect to the casket containing the body of the deceased Kalangala Woman MP Helen Nakimuli during a special council sitting in Kalanagala District on April 21, 2026. PHOTO/ NUP ON XJustice Forum (JEEMA) officials have joined the growing list of Ugandans eulogising Ka
The Uganda Law Society has issued Executive Order No. 9 of 2026 formally denouncing two state-appointed defence lawyers for failing to challenge the venue of a controversial Mobile High Court session in Ggaba, raising broader concerns about fair trial standards and the effectiveness of Uganda’s
FIA Executive Director Samuel Were Wandera and Justice Bonny Isaac Teko stand at the center of Uganda’s evolving anti-money laundering landscape, where assertive enforcement meets judicial insistence on due process, highlighting a system striving to balance swift intervention with evidence, ove
MOMBASA, Kenya – Uganda’s tea sector is showing renewed signs of recovery, with auction prices rebounding 21% and absorption rates strengthening.Sector players say this offers cautious optimism to growers and processors after years of volatility. Data from the Mombasa tea auction indic
Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the quiet hours of April 11, at exactly 02:20am East African Standard Time, Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the Commander of the UPDF and Senior Presidential Advisor on Special Operations, dropped a message that would ripple across Uganda’s governance and infrastructu
