What this means for former IGP Kayihura ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | The arrest of Nixon Agasirwe, former commander of the Uganda Police Special Operations Unit, has opened a trail that leads to his long-time boss, the former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Gen. Kale Kayihura—placing the retired general in the …
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Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East have confirmed the arrest of 35-year-old Ronald Mukama over alleged possession of government stores, including military attire resembling that of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). Mukama, a resident of Half London village in Muwayo Town Council, Bugiri District, was reportedly …
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Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Nakaseke have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder of a woman and her granddaughter at Wakayamba Village in Kikamulo Sub-County. Specioza Nakato, aged 53, and her three-year-old granddaughter, Sheilla, were found murdered in a coffee plantation on Wednesday night. Sam …
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Machar not arrested, South Sudan says Juba, South Sudan | SUDAN TRIBUNE | South Sudan said on Thursday it had increased security measures for First Vice President Riek Machar, downplaying reports that the SPLM-IO leader had been placed under house arrest. The development caused panic and uncertainty over the fate …
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SEOUL | Xinhua | South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was arrested in presidential residence Wednesday, becoming the country’s first sitting president to be kept in custody over his short-lived martial law imposition. A joint investigation unit, composed of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO), the National Office of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPNDENT | The Uganda Police Force (UPF) and the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) have distanced themselves from the reported arrest of Sheikh Twaha Kakande, the Imam of Taquwah Mosque in Kisenyi-Mengo, a Kampala suburb. Sheikh Twaha Kakande was reportedly taken by plain-clothed armed men on Friday, October 18, …
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Terrorism charges and new questions for Uganda Kenya relations ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Thirty six activists of the Forum for Democratic Change who were arrested in Kenya on July 23 are facing terrorism charges in a baffling development that puts Kenya-Uganda relations under scrutiny. They were remanded to Luzira Prison …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six members of staff from the Office of the Prime Minister have been remanded to prison for alleged embezzlement of sh11 billion under Karamoja’s Peace Initiative. The six are Deogratious Masigazi, the Under Secretary/head of the Pacification and Development Program, Joshua Abaho, the Senior Assistant …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Kawempe South Member of Parliament, Mubarak Munyagwa, along with four other individuals, has been remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of malicious damage to property and conspiracy to commit a felony. The decision was made by Chief Magistrate Doreen Karungi Olga at Kajjansi Chief …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested 54 students who were participating in a smoking festival organized in Kibulooka, Nansana West Ward, Nansana Municipality, Wakiso district. The arrest came after residents of Kibulooka reported excessive noise coming from the students’ party. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police …
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