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SFC Distances Itself From Alleged "Soldier" Arrested at NUP Headquarters

SFC Distances Itself From Alleged "Soldier" Arrested at NUP Headquarters

The Special Forces Command (SFC) has denied any connection with a man arrested at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kampala, who claimed to be one of their soldiers. The man, identified as Sulaiman Watuke, was apprehended on Sunday at the NUP off

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Two Bodies Retrieved from Kampala, Wakiso Swamps

Two Bodies Retrieved from Kampala, Wakiso Swamps

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Shocking Truth: Posta Uganda Operating Illegally

Shocking Truth: Posta Uganda Operating Illegally

(Kampala) – Posta Uganda, the country’s postal service provider, has been operating without a valid license, according to revelations from a parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee. During an interface on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, chaired by Karim Masaba, lawmakers scrutinized Uganda Posta Limite

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Uganda’s Prisons 3 Times Over Capacity

Uganda’s Prisons 3 Times Over Capacity

(Kampala) – Uganda’s prisons are operating at 363.6% of their intended capacity, with 76,244 inmates occupying facilities built to hold only 20,996, according to the 2023/24 Justice Law and Order (JLOS) report released at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo.Commissioner General of Pris

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Two Men Arrested in Masindi Teenager’s Gang Rape and Murder Case

Two Men Arrested in Masindi Teenager’s Gang Rape and Murder Case

(Masindi) – What began as a routine day of cattle grazing for 16 year old Costa Bakanya ended in tragedy when she was kidnapped and later found dead under horrific circumstances. Costa’s body was discovered on November 18, 2024, floating on the shores of Lake Kyoga, a few days after her abduc

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Legal Battle Seeks to Dismantle State House Anti-Corruption Unit

Legal Battle Seeks to Dismantle State House Anti-Corruption Unit

(Kampala) – The Constitutional Court has embarked on a three day session, starting November 18, 2024, to deliberate on 14 petitions, one of which challenges the constitutionality of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU). The petitioners argue that SHACU’s actions, such as arrests, i

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Imbalu Boys Arrested Over Brutal Attack in Mbale

Imbalu Boys Arrested Over Brutal Attack in Mbale

(Mbale) – On November 16, 2024, a violent attack involving Imbalu boys was reported in Katwaka Cell, Bumagenyi Ward, Industrial Division, Mbale City. The group, armed with pangas, sticks, and stones, targeted several individuals, injuring a man and robbing others of their belongings.The vic

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Recovered human body parts were samples in transit, police say

Recovered human body parts were samples in transit, police say

The controversy surrounding human body parts recovered last Friday night in the middle of the road in Masaka City has taken a new twist with police handing them back to medics. News about these human body parts emerged after SGA Security Company guard Bernard Okello, riding a motorcycle,

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Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby resigns as Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigned "in sorrow" on Tuesday, saying he had failed to ensure there was a proper investigation into allegations of abuse by a volunteer at Christian summer camps decades ago. Welby, the senior bishop of the Church of England and spiritual leader of

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Police probe fire inside historic Catholic church in Uganda

Police probe fire inside historic Catholic church in Uganda

Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango has revealed that police are investigating a case of attempted arson in the fire that burnt part of Kigungu Mapeera Catholic Sub Parish on Thursday night. “We are submitting samples we took to the forensic laboratory in Naguru [K

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