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Makindye maid, Congolese boyfriend arrested in sh20m scam

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A house maid and her boyfriend in Luwafu Zone, Makindye Division, have been arrested by crime intelligence for kidnapping a 3-year-old child of her employer who was away from home and demanded ransom of 20 million shillings. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire, has …

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Joy arrested after reportedly stabbing husband to death in Makindye

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joy Biira, a resident of Nabisalu Wasswa Zone in Makindye Division in Kampala, has been detained by the Katwe Policing Division on suspicion of killing her husband, Benson Baluku. According to Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, preliminary information suggests that on March 26th, 2023, …

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Suspect arrested in Makindye with bomb making material

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected terrorist Muhammad Kayemba has been arrested by Crime Intelligence and Flying Squad in Kampala with bomb making materials. Kayemba, who is also known as MK was residing at Kigaga zone, Makindye division, in Kampala. During the raid on his one rented room, …

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Police on arrest spree as three Kampala gangs unite

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Flying Squad has arrested ten members of another criminal gang that has been terrorizing parts of Kampala Metropolitan area. The suspects were arrested following an attack on Enock Turasingura, a pay way machine technician and resident of Salama Road in Makindye Division …

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Police recover body from septic tank, arrest two in Makindye

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe Police Division is holding two suspects on allegations of strangling a man to death and dumping his body in a septic tank. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson, Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the suspects as Naomi Tumwine and Norman Muhangi, both residents of …

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Man held over machete attacks in Makindye division

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Katwe division have arrested a man alleged to be the mastermind of five machete attacks in the Katwe-Makindye division. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says that Joshua Akanyijuka, a 30-year-old resident of Nkere zone in Katwe, was arrested following the …

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Court dismisses petition against Ssegirinya

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed an election petition filed against Kawempe North MP Muhammad Ssegirinya on grounds that he was not effectively served by his rival Sulaiman Kidandala. Kidandala’s lawyers of Alaka and Company Advocates filed the petition against the legislator accusing …

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