Peter Luzinda

Two arrested over illegal sand mining in Mpigi

The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has halted illegal dredger fabrication and sand mining activities in Kawumba A Cell, Buwama Sub-county, Mpigi District, following a coordinated enforcement operation on Wednesday. Authorities confirmed the arrest of two suspects who were found at the site during the crackdown. They are currently detained at Lubigi Police Station, while…

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Two suspected boyfriends arrested for murder of KIU student

Bushenyi District Police are holding two men in connection with the murder of Linette Karunga, a 21-year-old student of Kampala International University (KIU) Western Campus, who was found dead on Monday night in Nyakashebeya Village, Nyabubare Parish, Nyabubare Subcounty. Greater Bushenyi Police spokesperson SP Apollo Tayebwa said the suspects — Onan Nimwesiga and another man…

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TikToker jailed six months over Museveni, Muhoozi rants

The court in Kampala has sentenced 20-year-old Senior Six student Edison Ssemugenyi to six months in prison for spreading false information about President Yoweri Museveni and Chief of Defence Forces Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba on TikTok. According to prosecutors, Ssemugenyi used his TikTok account to publish false claims that President Museveni was bedridden. The court also…

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