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Labour minister Mwesigwa Rukutuna returned to Ntungamo for trial

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The State Minister for Labour Mwesigwa Rukutana has been taken back to Ntungamo from Mbarara central police station, where he had been detained since Saturday.  Rukutana was arrested with three of his bodyguards from his home in Ruyonza, Rubaare Sub County for allegedly shooting and …

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Police patrol knocks two dead in Isingiro

Isingiro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | A police patrol has knocked dead two people riding on a motorcycle in Isingiro district. The deceased have been identified as Alex Katutsi, a Boda boda rider and resident of Kitura cell Kagarama Sub County and Moses Tukundana, the Director Global Vocational Institute Isingiro. The …

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Presidential aspirant Ambrose Kyomukama detained in Mbarara

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Presidential aspirant, Ambrose Kyomukama is in police custody in Mbarara district. He was picked up together with two others from Kizungu Market cell in Nyamityobora ward in Kakoba division Mbarara City around 6pm on Monday for allegedly staging unlawful assembly. The other suspects are Maxon …

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Police raid councilor’s home over government property

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police have stormed the residence of Mbarara City Works Secretary, Muzamil Ssekajja for alleged possession of government stores. The property includes a street light and pavers believed to have been procured underthe Uganda Support to Municipal Infrastructure Development-USMID project. Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police …

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Katete OC under probe for extortion

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Kyazze, the Officer in Charge of Katete police post in Mbarara district is being probed over allegations of extorting money from people accused of defying the night time curfew. The officer is being implicated by residents and local leaders in Katete trading center …

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25 taxi touts arrested for defying presidential directives

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Mbarara has arrested 25 taxi touts for defying presidential directives. Following the suspension of public transport over Covid-19, President Museveni banned touts from the parks as a measure of curtailing the spread of the virus.  The touts were arrested in an operation conducted …

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Police impounds eight vehicles coming from border districts

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has impounded eight motor vehicles in Mbarara that were coming from border districts. The operation carried out on Thursday night intercepted the vehicles that were using porous routes in order to beat the traffic check points. The motor vehicles were impounded at remote …

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Mbarara police stranded with body retrieved from river Rwizi

Mbarara, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Mbarara is stranded with a body of unidentified man believed to be in his 20s. The body was retrieved from River Rwizi at Katera cell, Ruti ward, Nyamitanga division, Mbarara municipality on Saturday evening. According to Samson Kasasira, the Rwizi Region Police Spokesperson …

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