Woman Jailed Over Shs249m Pegasus Technologies Fraud Proceeds
KAMPALA, Uganda: The Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a Kampala woman to five years in prison for knowingly receiving Shs249 million stolen from...
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Nearly 1,000 Corruption Suspects Arraigned Since 2018, State House Unit Says
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SH-ACU) says it has facilitated the arraignment of 946 corruption suspects before court since its establishment in 2018, resulting i...
EXCLUSIVE: City Lawyer Eron Kiiza Joins His Client Kakwenza In Exile…
The People’s Platform for Freedom (PFF) deputy secretary general Harold Kaija has confirmed that celebrated Ugandan human rights lawyer Eron Kiiza is currently in...
Former Minister Nandutu Appeals After Conviction Over 2,000 OPM Iron Sheets
Former Karamoja Affairs State Minister Agnes Nandutu has moved to the Court of Appeal seeking to overturn her conviction and four-year prison sentence in the iron sheets...
From Saul to Paul! Journalist Mwenda concedes he was wrong after meeting Dei BioPharma Founder Dr. Magoola
MATUGGA, Uganda — Veteran journalist and commentator Andrew Mwenda, whose written attacks on Dr. Matthias Magoola provoked a public scolding from President Yoweri...
UWA Arrests Three Over Suspected Poisoning of Seven Hyenas in Mburo Park
The Uganda Wildlife Authority has arrested three suspects in Kiruhura District over the alleged poisoning of seven hyenas in Lake Mburo National Park, with investigations...
State Lists Seven Grounds Against Erias Lukwago Bail Application
The State has asked Makindye Chief Magistrates’ Court to reject former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago’s bail application.In its reply to the application...
Kasese High Court Acquits Five Men in LC Chairperson Murder Case
The High Court in Kasese has acquitted five men charged with murder and aggravated robbery over the killing of a local council chairperson, citing insufficient evidence a...
Restless Anita Among Rebukes Parliament Staff Who Gave IGG Implicating Info as Jubilant Nabbanja Orders CID Investigations into Kira Land Petition
Emboldened by the viciousness with which the Ugandan security agents have so far moved to crack the whip on former Speaker Anita Among while simultaneously dismantling an...
Climate Change Linked to Increasing Domestic Violence In Homes
Gender based violence is increasingly being linked to the effects of climate change.Ann Nassamula, a Senior Programme Officer at the Centre for Domestic Violence Preventi...