Karamoja Welcomes First Home-Grown Ministers, Urges Them to Avoid Corruption
KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders and residents in Karamoja have welcomed the appointment of John Baptist Lokii and Esther Anyakun to lead the Ministry of Karamoja Affairs...
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Three arrested in Iganga over fake dollar scam
The case stems from a March 6, 2026, incident in which Akampulira Dismas, a 26-year-old businessman from Kigoowa Zone in Nakawa Division, was attacked and robbed of UGX 1...
Man, 39, arrested over defiling 8-year-old girl after viral video
According to KMP spokesperson Rachael Kawala, the suspect allegedly lured the child and her sister by giving them a phone to watch cartoons before committing the offence...
Paul Mugerwa Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for the Murder of Prominent Ugandan Doctor Dr. Wilfred Olila
In a ruling delivered on Monday, April 13, 2026, by Lady Justice Sarah Birungi Kalibbala rejected Mugerwa’s plea bargain in which he had pleaded guilty to all char...
Paul Mugerwa Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison for the Murder of Prominent Ugandan Doctor Dr. Wilfred Olila
In a ruling delivered on Monday, April 13, 2026, by Lady Justice Sarah Birungi Kalibbala rejected Mugerwa’s plea bargain in which he had pleaded guilty to all char...
Married man lures secret boyfriend to hotel room — then shoots him DEAD to keep affair hidden
A three-year secret love affair between two married men ended in bloodshed at a Durban beachfront hotel, where one shot the other dead to keep their relationship from his...
Court of Appeal Acquits Man Convicted of Defiling 4-Year-Old
The Court of Appeal in Kampala has acquitted William Jjuko, who had been sentenced to 27 years and 11 days in prison for aggravated defilement of a four-year-old girl in...
BUDAKA: Police Arrests Teacher Attempting To Defile Pupil in Lodge
Police has arrested a Primary School teacher red-handed attempting to defile his 16 year old P.7 pupil inside a lodge.According to Wilfred Kyempasa the Bukedi North regio...
Police arrest 14 in crackdown on boda-boda robbery syndicate in Kampala
Police have arrested 14 suspects accused to be part of the gangs robbing boda boda riders and dismantling stolen motorcycles in Kampala.Kampala Metropolitan Police Deputy...
Police rescue 10 girls from traffickers in Bushenyi, arrest two suspects
Bushenyi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Bushenyi are holding two suspects in connection with alleged human trafficking.Apollo Tayebwa, the Greater Bushenyi Police...