Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Buganda Parliamentary Caucus have resolved to pitch camp in Masaka city on Friday this week to assess the security situation following the persistent cases of murder in the greater Masaka region. The legislators resolved this in their caucus meeting held on Wednesday morning …
Read More »10 arrested over alleged murder of surveyor in Gomba
Gomba, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | 10 people have been arrested for alleged murder in Gomba district. Their arrest follows violent land clashes that left one person dead and five others injured. Last week, angry residents of Buwanguzi village in Mpenja sub county attacked a group of surveyors led by the …
Read More »Gen. Katumba attack: Defense lawyer asks state to drop charges against suspects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The lawyer of the eight suspects charged with the attempted murder of Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala has asked the state to drop the charges against his clients, saying that they are not responsible for the crime they are facing. The suspects are Sheikh Yusuf Siraji …
Read More »Ugandans demand bodies of truck drivers killed in South Sudan
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Long-distance truck drivers have demanded the release of four bodies of their colleagues killed in South Sudan. Between July and August 2021, four truck drivers one Ugandan and three Kenyans delivering cargo goods to South Sudan’s capital, Juba were shot dead by unknown gunmen …
Read More »Court dismisses bail application by UPDF Lt. Col. facing murder charges
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court sitting in Lira has rejected the bail application of Lt. Col. Nelson Ayebare, who is battling murder charges. Ayebare is accused together with several other soldiers of killing Remijo Okello, a resident of Oyam district at Lira Garrison in April this year. …
Read More »Court rejects retrial of murder case against businessman Kato Kajubi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka High Court has rejected the retrial of Godfrey Kato Kajubi. In 2012, the High Court convicted Kajubi, after he was found guilty of procuring the murder of Joseph Kasirye, an offence he is said to have committed together with a local witchdoctor Umar Kateregga …
Read More »Unknown assailants kill catechist in Lwengo
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lwengo police are investigating the gruesome killing of a 60 year old catechist. Richard Mbaziira, a resident of Kyaboggo village, Nkoni parish, Kkingo sub-county was alone at home when unknown assailants killed him on Sunday night but his body was found lying behind his house, …
Read More »Casual laborer stabs employer to death
Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kikuube police are holding a man accused of stabbing his employer to death. The suspect is Jackson Tushabomwe, a resident of Bwera village in Butoole parish, Kyanagwali sub county in Kikuube district. He is accused of brutally murdering his employer John Turyamureba, a resident of …
Read More »Gold dealers behind Muyenga double murder – Residents
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Congolese national who was gunned down in Bukasa-Muyenga in Makindye division on Wednesday night by his security guard could have been a victim of a plot by fellow gold dealers, according to residents. Siviwe Katembo, 33, was shot dead together with his girlfriend whose …
Read More »Crime intelligence dispatches team to hunt for motorcycle robbers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Crime Intelligence Brig Gen Chris Damulira has dispatched a team to hunt for a new gang of criminals targeting motorcycle riders. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga confirmed that the team was dispatched based on the records that have revealed the resumption of motorcycle …
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