The police in Soroti have arrested five members of a criminal gang suspected of terrorizing residents in the area. Those arrested are Vincent Opolon, 68, Ronald Kato, 45, Isaac Opolon, 22, Peter Eyamu, 44, and Justine Opali. The group was arrested following the robbery of 68 million shillings from a businesswoman, Stella Apolot on October 11, 2022. It is alleged that the thugs connived with a Boda Boda cyclist, Joseph Eligu to attack the victim who was carrying money in her handbag from home around 7:00 pm. Information from the police indicates that the victim had just picked money from…
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The Buganda Road Magistrates Court has convicted businessman Mukesh Shukla Babubhai on six counts of uttering a false document. Mukesh was on Monday evening convicted by the court presided over by Grade One Magistrate Marion Mangeni, on charges related to uttering a false document in form of a letter for the official handover of Hotel Diplomat Muyenga, purporting the same to have been signed by the late Bonny Katatumba, the former Consular of Uganda to Pakistan and his other family members. The other family members included Annie Grace Katatumba, Angella Katatumba, Ian Katatumba, Bonny Katatumba, and Rugirwa Katatumba. The documents…
Uganda’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, H.E Kibedi Zaake has rubbished reports that the UAE has banned Uganda from accessing the country. While appearing on NBS TV’s morning breeze, Kibedi said that the reports are baseless and not actual. “It is not true that UAE has halted the issuance of visit visas to Uganda. I don’t know the source of this misinformation, but it’s not true,” Kibedi said. He said that there are just a few changes in the visa system with the UAE now taking at least 5 days to grant a visa, unlike the previous cases. “The…
The Territorial police in Savana region and Nakaseke, have instituted inquiries into the ugly incident of violence, which occurred during the burial of Suleiman Jakana Nadduli, at their ancestral home, in Kadunda village, Kisimula parish, Kapeeka sub-county, in Nakaseke District, on the 24.10.2022, at around 5 pm. According to a police statement, the burial process which was progressing well with tributes in memory of the late Jakana was disrupted by NUP activists chanting party slogans at the funeral. Police say that NUP party activists’ actions escalated into a violent attack and assault on Mpologoma Majjambere, an NRM political activist, who…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has commissioned a tile factory valued at Ugx180b in Njeru municipality, Buikwe district. The factory is listed as the biggest in Africa, currently producing 49,000 square meters of tiles per day with a planned production to triple to 150,000 square meters per day once it’s fully operational. The groundbreaking of the factory was done in November 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. During commissioning, the President encouraged other investors to consider investing in Uganda due to the prevailing peace, security, and government commitment. “All the raw materials to be used in the factory will be sourced locally…
Police in the Rwizi region have arrested eight gang members over staging illegal roadblocks with an aim of robbing victims. The arrested include; Akim Mugonza of Biharwe, Nuhu Muwonge of Biafra, Ukasha Kiyonga of Kamakuzi, Dominic Kakumu of Andrews cell, and Kennedy Nsiimire of Nyakaizi cell. In another operation, three additional gang members including Darius Mukundane of Sheema, a former convict, Charles Namanya of Nyamityobora cell, and Frank Lubega of Mandela cell were also arrested. According to the police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the gang was behind a series of illegal roadblocks and robberies in the region. “For instance on September…
Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA has intensified measures to respond to the Ebola outbreak in the city. Over the weekend, the Ministry of Health announced a rise in the number of infections within the city center. All these infections were contacts of previous Ebola victims who had traveled to Kampala from the districts of Mubende and Kassanda. Dr. Alex Ndyabakira, the City Incident Commander says that the authority has activated their response teams in the five divisions of Kampala to respond to any alert that is reported from communities, follow up on contacts reported from communities, or as communicated by the…
Rishi Sunak is set to become the United Kingdom’s 57th prime minister. Sunak has gone from MP to the prime minister in just seven years – faster than any other PM in the modern era. Sunak won the contest to replace the short-lived prime minister, Liz Truss, when his only remaining opponent, Penny Mordaunt, withdrew after failing to reach the threshold of 100 nominating votes from Conservative lawmakers. He will be the first British-Asian and the first Hindu Prime Minister. Also, at 42, he’s the youngest PM in modern times. Reports also indicate that the incoming UK prime minister is…
According to the university, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) took away the university’s radio frequency and handed it over to another institution over the university’s alleged failure to pay Shs15million licensing fees. While speaking during the launch of new programs; Master of Arts in Strategic and Corporate Communication and Masters of Arts in Journalism and Multimedia, the university’s deputy Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Prof Umar Kakumba appealed to ICT Dr. Chris Baryomunsi over the matter noting that the department of journalism and communication missed out a lot from its closure. In response, Baryomunsi expressed shock over the matter and…
Entebbe expressway has lately turned into a death trap registering at least one accident per day and two fatalities a month. The latest victim is Pius Kamugisha, the co-director of Galaxy FM who died on October 22. Road and transportation experts attribute accidents to overspeeding and indiscipline on the road. The legal speed limit is 100km per hour. But while the road has four lanes and is in good condition, some drivers are ignorant of what lane to use depending on the speed. The inside lane on the right is usually the fast lane but you will find cars moving…