Ugandan, Nigerian Associates Arrested in Kampala Drug and Fraud Network Bust
KAMPALA, May 5, 2026 — Ugandan security agencies have arrested a Ugandan national and several Nigerian associates following an intelligence-led operation that uncovered...
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KAMPALA: 169 Foreign Scammers Netted Inside Restricted Apartment in Bukoto
The National Citizenship and Immigration Control Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has arrested 169 foreign nationals including 36 women suspected to be scam...
Uganda detains 231 foreigners in crackdown on possible human trafficking
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) - Ugandan authorities said Tuesday that they have detained dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration that the internal affairs ministr...
Lira city alarmed by illegal immigrants
In Lira City, concerns are brewing over the rising number of illegal immigrants occupying the area.Mostly from Eritrea, Somalia, Ethiopia, South Sudan and the Democratic...
Govt to repatriate 500 Ugandans stranded in Cambodia
The government has unveiled plans to repatriate up to 500 Ugandans stranded in Cambodia after they fell victim to human trafficking syndicates that lured them with false...
NGO Demands Legal Access, Release of Maid Detained in Syria
A migrant rights organisation has petitioned Syrian authorities to grant legal access, halt prosecution, and secure the release and repatriation of a Ugandan housemaid de...
Ham Kiggundu Defends Nakivubo Project
A deaf and dumb father of 12 children who has been held at Luzira prison for over a year on allegations of using his three-year-old child to beg, is appealing for just...
Six Iranians Arrested as Kenya Seizes $52m Methamphetamine Shipment in Indian Ocean
Nairobi: Kenyan authorities have seized a record narcotics consignment valued at KES 8 billion ($52 million) and arrested six Iranian nationals aboard a stateless vessel...
Museveni Warns Youth Against Risky Middle East Jobs
President Museveni has cautioned young Ugandans against unsafe labor migration, particularly to Middle Eastern countries, urging them instead to embrace opportunities in...
Ugandans Trafficked to Israel Return After Year of Forced Labour
A group of Ugandan migrant workers who were allegedly trafficked to Israel and subjected to forced labour for nearly a year is expected to return home tonight, according...