May 16
Uganda: Surge in Cases of Human Trafficking Worries Masaka Authorities
Authorities in greater Masaka have expressed concern over a surge in cases of human trafficking, with over 100 victims rescued in this year. Read more »
Uganda: Joshua Mujunga - NBS Journalist Sustains Serious Injuries After Night Attack
Journalists Joshua Mujunga was lucky to escape with his life Tuesday night after suspected thugs struck him on the head with a blunt object. Read more »
May 15
Uganda: A Brutal Attack in Nateete - Business Deal Gone Wrong
A seemingly routine business transaction at Bashir Grain Millers in Nateete took a horrifying turn when a financial verification process escalated into a violent attempted murder.… Read more »
May 14
Uganda: We Are Not Working With Russian Mercenaries to Hunt for Kony - ICC
The International Criminal Court has denied claims it is working with Russian mercenary group, Wagner to hunt for Lord's Resistance Army commander, Joseph Kony. Read more »
May 09
Uganda: URA to Deploy Drones On Smugglers At Border Points
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) will not leave even a rat squeeze through to evade taxes and the latest after the hullabaloo over EFRIS is the deployment of surveillance drones… Read more »
May 07
Uganda: 70 Arrested in Major Crackdown On Kira, Namugongo Criminals
Police have successfully apprehended 70 suspects in a coordinated operation targeting criminal activity along the northern bypass and surrounding areas within Kiira Road and… Read more »
Uganda: Police to Extend Canine Services to 13 More Districts
The Uganda Police Force has said that it will soon extend canine services to 13 more districts. Read more »
May 06
Rwanda: Rwanda Rejects U.S. Blame for Attack On DRC Displaced Camp
The Rwandan government has rejected blame for Friday's attack on internally displaced people's camp in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma. Read more »
May 03
Uganda: Sanctions - I've No Pussycat in UK, Says Speaker Among
The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Anita Among, says sanctions the UK slapped her with are politically motivated and whatever the case, she has nothing to lose because he does not even… Read more »
May 01
Uganda: Bobi Wine Pushed for Sanctions Against Speaker Among - UK Lawmaker
Alex Sobel, the Labour MP for Leeds North West, has revealed that Robert Kyagulanyi, also known as Bobi Wine and the leader of the National Unity Platform (NUP), lobbied for… Read more »
April 29
Uganda: Man Shot Dead Trying to Rescue Abducted Wife, Mother-in-Law
A man attempting to rescue his wife and mother-in-law from criminal elements who had abducted them was shot dead on Sunday April 28 in Moroto District. Read more »
Uganda: Tiktoker Accused of Insulting Museveni Granted Bail
Ibrahim Musana, also known as Pressure 24/7, a TikToker accused of disseminating content that ridiculed and incited hostility towards President Yoweri Museveni and Kabaka Ronald… Read more »
April 22
Uganda: Supreme Court Remains Only Hope for Gay Rights Activists in Uganda
The Supreme Court is the only hope for the gay rights activists after 22 petitioners filed an appeal last week with hope nullify the anti-gay law adopted last year. Read more »
April 23
Uganda: Police On the Hunt for Wakiso's Notorious Kasolo Gang
Officials in Katooke B cell and neighbouring communities of Wakiso District are alarmed by the escalating insecurity resulting from youth factions, notably the Kasolo group. Read more »
April 22
Uganda: Man Killed By Mob Over Business Wrangle
Family members have killed a man they suspected of trying to take over the business of his deceased associate. Read more »
April 18
Uganda: SFC Soldier Jailed for Life for Aggravated Robbery
Crime and punishment | A military court has convicted a Special Forces Command (SFC) soldier of murder and handed him a life sentence. Read more »
April 19
Uganda: Court Acquits Group Accused of Forging Titles On NSSF Land in Lubowa
A group of five people who were being accused of forging a land title to steal National Social Security Fund(NSSF) land in Lubowa have been acquitted of the charges. Read more »
Uganda: Two Killed in Nansana
Police in Kampala have started investigations into circumstances under which two people were killed in Kawuuwa and Gganda Central in Gganda village Nansana municipality, Wakiso… Read more »
April 17
Uganda: Magistrate Says Husband Killed in Horrific Entebbe Accident
Raphael Okiot, a lawyer, has been a teaching assistant at the Law School of his alma mater, Uganda Christian University Read more »
April 18
Uganda: Mubende Officials Arrested Over State of Maternity Ward
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) has arrested Mubende District officials over neglect of duty leading to loss of taxpayer money. Read more »
April 17
Uganda: Deep-Rooted Election Violence Keeps Democracy in Shackles
Uganda has a complex history of human rights violations, including under the rule of Idi Amin from 1971 to 1979, where thousands were killed and many more tortured. Read more »
Uganda: Buliisa Locals Storm Court Over 'Unfair' Oil Project Compensation
When oil was discovered in the Albertine graben in 2004, it was followed by land acquisition by different companies involved in exploration activities. Read more »
Uganda: Witchdoctor Who Worked With Kato Kajubi to Serve Life in Prison
Tycoon Godfrey Kato Kajubi was in 2012 convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for hiring Umar Kateregga and his wife Mariam Nabukeera to slaughter 12-year-old Joseph Kasirye… Read more »
April 16
Uganda: Ugandans Call for Justice Reforms At National Court Open Day
Litigants embroiled in long-standing land disputes raised their voices in frustration, calling upon Justice Minister Nobert Mao and Chief Justice Alfonse Owiny Dollo to intervene,… Read more »
Uganda: Police Arrest Two Over Attempt to Kill Murder Case
Police of Arua District have in detention two suspects who were arrested for attempting to bribe a Criminal Investigations Officer to kill a murder case. Read more »