Man Jailed 35 Years for Killing NWSC Employee in Lira
The High Court in Lira has sentenced Innocent Otim to 35 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to the brutal murder of National Water and Sewerage Corporation employee...
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19-Year Old Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Defilement
The High Court in Fort Portal has sentenced a 19-year-old man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated defilement. Samuel Amanyire was convicted on Mon...
Three arrested as police foil attempted robbery at Kampala gas station
According to the Uganda Police Annual Crime Report 2025, cases of aggravated robbery remain among the most persistent violent crimes, with over 2,300 cases recorded natio...
Silenced markets: Street traders count losses after city evictions
dawn, the usual bustle of business across Uganda’s blossoming cities and towns is missing.Where voices once competed with the clatter of weighing scales and the ba...
Ntungamo Traders Relieved as Government Halts Demolition of Illegal Structures
Traders across several town councils in Ntungamo District have expressed relief after government halted the demolition of temporary and unapproved structures, bringing a...
Today in History: Hajj Musa Sebirumbi Executed After Luweero War Conviction
On this day in 1999, Hajj Musa Sebirumbi was executed by hanging at Luzira Upper Prison after being convicted of multiple counts of murder, in one of Uganda’s most...
Museveni reveals how former president Tito Okello gave Muhoozi his nickname
Museveni says Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s nickname “Muogi†came from former president Gen Tito Okello’s way of pronouncing his name.President Yowe...
Besigye lawyers, prosecution clash over legality of concealing witnesses
Chief State Attorney Joseph Kyomuhendo during cross-examination in Col Dr Kizza Besigye's case on Thursday. Photo | Juliet KigongoTension gripped the High Court on Thursd...
Asan Kasingye scares off robbers with gun in brazen midnight attack
Retired former police director and spokesperson Asan Kasingye narrowly escaped a suspected robbery attempt in Ntinda shortly after midnight.Kasingye says he was forced to...
2 panga-wielding boys arrested in Kawempe division
Police in Kampala Metropolitan Area say they have arrested suspects identified as Serwanja Najjib and Derrick. The pair were arrested following numerous complaints about...