Uganda news

The Police have banned the use of sirens on all private vehicles. This was announced by Lawrence Nuwabiine, the head of traffic police. This ban also includes cars owned by private security companies. He announced this morning at a joint press conference for all police directors at Naguru. “As of now, am ordering all private vehicles including private security organizations ...

Residents in Kapelebyong District are investigating circumstances under which a 15-year-old boy, Ben Akol died. Reports say a stick grenade exploded while the boy played with it, instantly killing him. The incident occurred on Sunday 14 at around 10 am in Ojakai village, Angerepo parish in Kapelebyong district. According to the East Kyoga police public relations officer, David Mudong Ongom, ...

After unveiling his second house, a five bed-roomed magnificent bungalow he built in Buziga a few days ago, Ugandan Luga flow rapper Gravity Omutujju whose real names Gereson Wabuyi claimed he was Uganda’s second richest musician after Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. After making final touches on his newly built bungalow, he shared pictures on social media and captioned,’My 2nd ...

Uganda Police Force, Uganda Prisons Service, and Uganda People’s Defense Force have lost a portion of UK Aid. The United Kingdom government (UK) has frozen about Shs206m (£40,909). Therefore, the UK government has put this on the constant abuse of human rights in Uganda by the forces. Mr. James Duddridge, the Secretary Of State for Africa on behalf of the ...

Controversial lawyer Male Mabirizi has written to the Chief Justice, Alfonse Owiny- Dollo. In his letter, he is asking him to recuse himself from the election petition by NUP’s Bobi Wine. Bobi Wine is challenging President Museveni’s victory in the recently concluded presidential elections. Mabirizi says it is only wise that Dollo recuses himself from the petition. Apparently, he was ...