UN Sanctions M23’s Nangaa, FDLR and ADF Commanders
Congolese rebel leaders, Corneille Nangaa (L) and Sultani Makenga in DRC recentlyThe United Nations Security Council has imposed sanctions on senior commanders of the All...
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TATA GROUP HACK SHOCKER! Is Uganda Safe? Questions Mount After Global Cyber Attack, Customers in Panic
Alarm bells are ringing for customers and business partners of the Tata Group after one of its flagship technology companies was hit by a major cyber breach, raising fear...
Police Rescue Seven-Year-Old Kiboga Boy Kidnapped for Ransom
SSP Lameck Kigozi Wamala Region Police SpokespersonA seven-year-old boy who was allegedly kidnapped from Kiboga District in a suspected ransom scheme has been rescued unh...
Uganda to split aviation regulator from airport operations by 2027
UCAA Director General Fred Bamwesigye addresses the media at the end of a full-scale aviation security exercise in Entebbe on June 26, 2026. Photo by Eve Muganga.The Ugan...
Why Police Tactics Are Falling Short on Kidnapping For Ransom Cases
Security experts are warning that inadequate investment in kidnapping investigation skills has left law enforcement agencies exposed, fueling public anxiety as kidnapping...
Seven-Year-Old Kidnapped, Killed in Kyenjojo
Police in Kyenjojo are holding two suspects accused of orchestrating the kidnap of a seven- year -old boy and later killed him after demanding ransom.Spokesperson, Kituum...
Police Recover Decomposing Body After Suspects Demand Shs1.5 M Ransom
Police in Kyenjojo District have arrested two suspects in connection with the alleged kidnap and murder of a seven-year-old boy who was reportedly strangled to death.The...
Katumba Katumba Wamala Decries “Loss of Humanity” Amid Rising Kidnaps and Killingsa
Public Service Minister Gen. Katumba Wamala has called on religious leaders to openly condemn what he described as a “complete loss of humanity” in Uganda, citing a s...
52-year-old real estate dealer suffocated to death by kidnappers with a polythene bag despite family paying Shs7 million of Shs19 million ransom demanded
Police have arrested two men over the kidnap and murder of Lydia Babirye, a 52-year-old real estate dealer based in Kampala. The arrests were made by the Flying Squad und...
Woman Kidnapped for Ransom Found Dead in Wakiso, Two Suspects Arrested
Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the kidnapping and murder of 52-year-old Babirye Lydia, whose body was recovered from a house in Wakiso District days...