Author: Ketcho Julius

Businessman Remanded Over UGX 2.2 Billion Fertilizer Fraud

The Buganda Road Magistrate’s Court has charged and remanded a businessman Muwonge Ibrahim alias Ibra, over Obtaining Goods by False Pretence, Electronic Fraud, Forgery, Uttering False Documents, and Conspiracy to Commit a Felony. According to prosecution, between February and December 2023, Muwonge Ibrahim alias Ibra, together with others still at large, using a company identified […]

NUP Calls For Aspirants in Kalangala Woman MP By Election

The National Unity Platform (NUP) Election Management Committee (EMC), has called for qualified and willing party members to express interest to contest for the position of Kalangala District Woman Member of Parliament. On Monday, the committee chairperson Harriet Chemutai revealed that the expressions of interest will be received on Thursday 14th, May 2026 from 9:00 […]

Police Investigating Suspected Suicide By S3 Student

Butaleja District Police is investigating a suspected suicide after the body of a 21-year-old, senior three student of Alliance High School Busolwe was found hanging in a tree on Friday. The deceased, identified as Opendi Donato, commonly known as Junior was a resident of Nagondo B Village, Mulagi Parish, Busaba Sub-county. According to the Bukedi […]

Two Arrested Over Bank of Uganda Laptop Robbery

The Uganda Police Spokesperson ACP Kituuma Rusoke, has revealed that the force has in custody two suspects believed to have been of a group that broke into Bank of Uganda and stole seven laptops on Monday. Kituuma noted that the arrests were carried out on Thursday, by the police intelligence teams, during which two laptops […]

Three Family Members Arrested Over Alleged Torture of 10 Year Old Boy

The Wakiso District Police has in custody three family members, over the alleged torture of a 10 year old boy after he reportedly stole UGX 47,000, from his uncle’s home. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SP Rachel Kawala, the suspects who include the victim’s uncle Mutantuzi Matovu, his wife Rebecca Tusubira, and father Farouk […]

One Dead After Gulu S.S School Bus Crashes Into Fuso Truck

A bus conductor has been left dead after a Gulu Secondary School bus, carrying students to Jinja for a school tour got involved in an accident at Kigumba at around 5.45am on Thursday. According to the Directorate of Traffic & Road Safety PRO SP kananura Michael, the crash occurred when the bus driver attempted to […]

Nile Star Bus Company Operations Suspended After Deadly Nwoya Accident

The State Minister for Transport, Fred Byamukama, has suspended the operations of Nile Star Bus Limited for 30 days, following an accident in the wee hours of Monday that claimed at least seven lives and left 13 others injured at Purongo Town Council in Nwoya district, along the Pakwach-Olwiyo- Karuma Highway. “We have made statistics […]

Two Remanded Over UGX 1 Billion Fake UPDF Supply Contract

The Anti-Corruption Court in Wandegeya has remanded two suspected fraudsters Ssekidde Godfrey Lubowa and Ibona Joseph on charges of Money Laundering, Obtaining Money by False Pretence, Forgery, Uttering False Documents, Personation, and Conspiracy to Defraud. Prosecution told court that the accused, along with others still at large, are alleged to have, on multiple occasions between […]