Ugandan socialites who have faced the law
Uganda’s entertainment and social scene has produced countless stars, but not every spotlight moment is glamorous.Over the years, several celebrities and socialites hav...
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‘I was declared deserter for resisting COVID-19 corruption in Uganda Prisons Service’
A former Uganda Prisons Service custody health officer, James Turyatunga, has accused the institution of corruption and denying him justice after he was declared a desert...
My husband slept with our daughpjter and I’m yet to heal’
When Nakagwa speaks about the darkest chapter of her life, her voice trembles, but her resolve remains firm.“I still cannot believe a father could do that to his own ch...
URA Arrests Two over US$24,000 Super Match Cigarette Export Scam
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has arrested Frank Mugisha and Muhumuza George suspected of running a fraudulent “export” scheme involving Super match cigarettes...
PFF’s Sam Makokha Charged With Misprision of Treason
Ugandan authorities have charged opposition politician Samuel Makokha with misprision of treason, alleging that he failed to report information about an alleged plot to o...
GOLD SHOCK! FBI Agent, US Army Ranger, Embassy Staff Lose Sh1.6bn in Kampala Gold Scam
Uganda’s notorious gold fraud syndicates have struck again—this time roping in high-profile foreign operatives, including a former FBI Special Agent, a former U.S. Ar...
EX-POST BANK MD OFF THE HOOK! Judge Blasts “Baseless, Vindictive” Internal Auditor as 8-Year Sh292m Case Collapses
Former Post Bank Uganda managing director Stephen Mukweli (L) is finally a free manFormer Post Bank Uganda managing director Stephen Mukweli is finally a free man after t...
Besigye Moves to Halt Treason Trial Over Constitutional Petition
The prosecution further alleges that Besigye sought surface-to-air missiles, ricin poison, counterfeit currency, and planned to use drone technology to assassinate Presid...
Tanzania cancels independence day over protests.
Tanzania will not hold independence day celebrations on December 9 after calls for protests over the mass killings during recent contested elections, the prime minister s...
Court issues criminal summons for ex-Trade PS Ssali in Shs3.8bn fraud case
The Anti-Corruption Court has issued a criminal summons for former Trade Ministry Permanent Secretary Geraldine Ssali after she failed to appear for the mention of a Shs3...