Spiro secures $50 million to expand electric bike network in Uganda
KAMPALA — Spiro, an electric mobility company with operations in Uganda, has secured $50 million in debt funding to expand its battery-swapping infrastructure and...
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Police Bosses Arrested After Being Implicated In Series Of Mortorcycle Thefts
Police is holding two of its own officers over allegations of being behind a series of motorcycle thefts and other robberies in the Albertine South Region. The arrested o...
Viral CCTV Attack at Gwanda Shopping Mall Sparks Swift Police Action, 3 Arrested
Tension gripped the busy area of Kisenyi after a shocking CCTV video began circulating on social media. The footage shows a man being violently attacked, allegedly at Gwa...
Man Loading Shopping Items Collapses, Dies in Public
KAMPALA — A routine shopping trip ended in tragedy on Saturday when a man collapsed and died while loading groceries into his vehicle near a busy market, shocking...
EXCLUSIVE: Inside the Four Guns Linked to 12 Murders and 30 Robberies
Ugandan security agencies have revealed that four submachine guns recently recovered in separate operations were linked to at least 12 murders and 30 aggravated robberies...
Emitu bounces back as KMP Commander amidst surging crime
EmituKampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ezekiel Emitu has returned as Kampala Metropolitan (KMP) Police Commander, replacing Richard Ecega, who has faced criticism for f...
One Dead After Trailer Collapses at Oilcom Station in Mukono
Eyewitnesses at the scene of the accident.At least one person has been confirmed dead after a trailer travelling from Kampala to Jinja collapsed at the Oilcom petrol stat...
Police Arrest 147 in Wakiso, Mukono Crackdown on Robbery and Drug Crimes
Police in Wakiso and Mukono districts have arrested 147 suspects during a coordinated security operation targeting rising cases of robbery, mugging, burglary and drug-rel...
Kampala police boss, CP Ecega sacked as IGP moves to tackle capital crime
Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Richard Ecega has been sacked amid rising violent crime as over 200 suspects are arrested in city operations.Kampala Metropolitan Po...
Kampala on Edge as Murders and Street Gangs Fuel Rising Fear
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 Metr...