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We Were Evicted Illegally – Lawyer Muwema

Renowned City lawyer Fred Muwema and his law firm Muwema & Co. Advocates, have come out to contest the Friday eviction from their offices on Plot 50 Windsor Crescent Road in Kololo by their landlord, Downtown Investments Ltd over UGX 1.4 billion rent arrears, as unauthorised and illegal. In a statement issued by the firm […]

Suspected Bank Robber Arrested After Stealing UGX 21 Million From Woman in Najjera

The Police in Kampala Metropolitan have arrested a suspected robber targeting bank customers using motorcycles. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, the suspect, identified as Wagaba Hussen, was arrested on Friday following an attempted robbery in Najjeera. Owoyesigyire noted that the victim, Nakawomne Deborah, aged 27, had withdrawn UGX 21 million […]

Mabirizi Denied Bail Over Lack of National ID

The Buganda Road Court Chief Magistrate Ritah Neumbe Kidasa has denied bail to Maverick lawyer Male Mabirizi, citing that he does not have a national ID. Her worship Kidasa further ruled that the sureties presented by the defence had expired national IDs and failed to show proof that they had applied for renewal of the […]

43 Ugandan Students Return Safely From Iran as War Escalates

On Thursday evening, the first group of Ugandan students who had been stuck in the ongoing Joint Iran/ Israel bombing of Iran, arrived at Entebbe International Airport aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight at 5:45 pm. The students who are all pursuing their studies from Ahlul Bayt International University in Tehran were received by the state minister for […]

Corruption Becoming More Sophisticated – IGG Naluzze

The Inspector General of Government Hon. Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, has revealed that the corruption vice in the country is no longer predominantly petty in nature but rather increasingly growing and becoming more sophisticated, with sometimes being syndicated by individuals in institutions and in certain instances linked to cross-border networks. “At the institutional level, […]

Fraudster Remanded Over Scamming Malaysian National UGX 551 Million in Gold Scam

The Makindye Magistrate’s Court has remanded Ssentumbwe James, over allegedly scamming a Malaysian national USD 150,000 (approximately UGX 551,986, 187 million) in a gold scam. Ssentumbwe faces multiple charges, including Obtaining Money by False Pretence (USD 150,000), Carrying Out Refining, Smelting, Processing and Trading in Minerals without a Licence, Conspiracy to Defraud, and Forgery. Prosecution […]

Two Arrested After P5 Pupil is Found Hanging Dead in School Dormitory

  The Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Kawala Racheal, has revealed that two suspects have been arrested after a 14 year old pupil of Kololo Junior School, Kayunga Cell, Gombe Ward in Wakiso District was found hanging dead in a school dormitory. According to Kawala, the pupil identified as John Terry Kisekka was found hanging dead […]

Uganda’s Deputy High Commissioner To Rwanda Passes on At Mulago Hospital

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the passing of Uganda’s Deputy High Commissioner to Rwanda Santa Laker Kinyera, at Mulago National Referral Hospital. According to a statement released by the ministry, Kinyera passed on at Mulago Specialized National referral hospital, where she has been receiving treatment for an undisclosed illness for some time. “It […]