Uganda news

The top leadership in Uganda Police has defended the brutal actions of its officers. The officers were caught on camera squeezing and torturing suspects during the time of arrest. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson said the suspects are provocative and resistant. He said this usually pushes the officers to occasionally use force during arrests. “You see, our officers ...

Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, has said Joel Ssenyonyi has failed to cooperate with police on a case he filed at CPS. NUP spokesperson and MP Nakawa West, Joel Senyonyi opened a case against the minister of tourism Tom Butime. He said he had received death threats because of his participation in the Uganda airline probe. From Ssenyonyi’s statement, police said ...

September 21 is the date fixed by court for the trial of two Uganda National Roads Authority(UNRA officials. The two are accused of causing financial loss to the tune of shs11.8b and the hearing will start on the set date. The employees are Eng. Gilbert Kibuuka and John Mbidde, a supply officer. They are scheduled to appear before the Anti-Corruption ...

Miria Kalule Obote, the widow to the first official Prime Minister and political President of Uganda, Dr Apollo Milton Obote, has come out to say that her husband deserves credit for promoting girl child education in Uganda. Oftentimes, the victor in any battle always writes the history that is read years and years later. This majorly points out the evils ...

Police has started investigating the death threats claim made by Joel Ssenyonyi that his life is being threatened by a certain powerful Minister. The chairperson of Parliament’s Committee on State Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) says this must be connected to the Uganda Airlines investigation. Kampala Metropolitan police deputy spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire says Police is already looking into it. Joel ...