Crime

By Our Staff Reporter PAKWACH, UGANDA | 13th October 2026 Police have stepped up operations against illegal charcoal transportation and selling in northern Uganda, seizing 275 bags of charcoal and arresting two suspects in Amuru and Pakwach districts. The charcoal was recovered during joint security operations carried out on October 6 and 10, 2026, as authorities continued enforcing the presidential …

By Our Staff Reporter Mbale – Uganda – Tuesday, 18 August 2026. Two outgoing Local Council One (LC1) chairpersons in Mbale City were compelled to relinquish their official council stamps under armed security pressure during Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony for newly elected leaders. Abdu Salam Namonye, outgoing chairperson of North Road Cell in North Central Ward, and Kayole Abdu of Kichafu …

By Our Staff Reporter KAMPALA, Uganda Police and security agencies have opened investigations into an alleged US$450,000 gold fraud involving an Indian-British investor who claims to have lost the money in a failed 20-kilogram gold transaction. The investigation is being conducted by the Police Mineral Protection Unit, working together with the State House Investors Protection Unit (SHIPU) and other security …

By Our Staff Reporter Kampala, Uganda – April 9, 2026 The Anti-Corruption Division of the High Court has convicted former State Minister for Karamoja Affairs and Bududa District Woman MP, Agnes Nandutu, of dealing with suspect property. The ruling, delivered yesterday by Justice Jane Okuo Kajuga, marks a significant victory in Uganda’s ongoing fight against corruption involving public resources. Nandutu …

By Our Staff Reporter Kampala, Uganda – April 2, 2026 – In a shocking and heartbreaking incident that has sent ripples of grief across Uganda, four young children were stabbed to death at the Ggaba Early Childhood Development Program, a daycare facility in Ggaba Parish, Makindye Division, Kampala City. The attack occurred around 11:00 a.m. today, prompting an immediate police …

By Our Reporter Mukono, Uganda – February 15, 2026 – Police have arrested a key suspect in the brutal murder of Pamela Ruth Tumwebaze, the Director of Student Affairs at Uganda Christian University (UCU). The suspect, identified as Dak Hussein Taiwaiko (also referred to in reports as Dak Hussein), was apprehended on February 14, 2026, at his hideout in Budaka …

By Our Staff Reporter Mukono, Uganda – February 11, 2026 – A shocking murder has rocked Mukono District and the Uganda Christian University (UCU) community after Pamela Tumwebaze, the 46-year-old Director of Student Affairs (also known as Dean of Students), was found strangled to death at her home in the early hours of Wednesday. According to police reports from Mukono …

Mbale, Uganda | December 22, 2025 A man accused of defiling and brutally murdering a Senior Two student of Nakaloke Secondary School has been remanded by the Nakaloke grade one Magistrate’s Court, with the next hearing scheduled for January 8, 2026. The suspect, whose identity has not yet been officially released by authorities, appeared in court on Monday for the …

Mblae , Uganda – September 10, 2025 The vibrant city of Mbale is mourning the tragic loss of renowned emcee Imran Wanambwa, popularly known as MC Garvin, who was fatally stabbed late last night. The incident, which has sent shockwaves through the local entertainment community, reportedly occurred during a dispute with his girlfriend at their residence. Details of the Incident …

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