POLICE is to considering charges of attempted murder against Uganda’s former Cranes Captain, Godfrey Massa, who missed death by a whisker late Wednesday night after he disobeyed orders from police on a night patrol in Bweyogere, Wakiso district. According to police, Massa who was in the company of a lady only identified a Josephine Maliza […]
Re-known American Gospel Singer, Don Moen, has come out to refute claims that he had died of stomach pains by tweeting about him and his family in a presumed countryside. News of his purported death had on Wednesday been awash on social media before Moen finally debunked it with a photo with his family members. […]
Police together with the Kampala city Traders Association (KACITA) have vowed not to accept vendors on streets during Christmas season. KACITA and police say that they will maintain the streets without vendors and there will be no compromise despite plea from vendors and politicians. This was disclosed by Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, Emiliano Kayima and […]
The Minister of State for Gender and Culture, Peace Mutuuzo has urged the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region training facility to set up a Centre for stakeholders to tackle sexual violence. Opening a two day training for judicial, military, medical, police, civil society and journalists this morning, Mutuuzo says this should be a […]
Officials of the Uganda Prison Services want government to construct a minimum of three prisons every year if they are to address the current problem of congestion countrywide. Currently the main Prison Luzira that was constructed by the colonial government in the 1950’s is meant to accommodate a total of 6000 prisoners only however, the […]
Inspector General of Police Gen. Edward Kale Kayihura has appointed AIGP Fred Yiga the new Chief Political Commissar of the Police. Yiga replaces Asuman Mugyenyi who has been moved to head the Police’s Directorate of Operations. AIGP Yiga in the past served as the United Nations (UNMISS) commissioner of police for South Sudan for more than 10 years until early […]
Werder Bremen’s Melvyn Lorenzen is undecided over commiting himself to Uganda according to media reports. The 21-year-old will not feature in Africa Cup of Nations qualification match when Botswana will take over Uganda Cranes on Saturday June 4, 2016. “Decision time [for Lorenzen] will be after the match against Botswana,” Uganda FA communications manager Ahmed […]
Uganda Cranes suffered a 2-0 defeat on Tuesday May 31 in a friendly match played at Rufaro stadium in Harare with Zimbabwe. The match was played in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations qualification match with Botswana scheduled June 4th 2016. A brace from Tennage Hadebe in the first half gave the Harare stars […]
Police has arrested members of a gang believed to have been terrorizing people in greater Kampala. The gang specializes in contract killing as well as armed robbery. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga says that in the subsequent operations, they have been able to apprehend 11 of the Gang members and recovered a gun and 110 rounds of […]
The Ugandan representative at the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) Bernard Mulengan says that the opposition talk about violence is their political game to put the public in fear. This as the army, police and religious leaders have warned against the looming political violence in 2016 general elections. Mulengan says that Ugandans should be calm because […]