A Kampala court has remanded a suspect accused of defrauding a foreign investor in a gold export scam worth $150,000 (about Shs570 million). The suspect, Ssentumbwe James, was on Thursday arraigned before the Makindye Magistrate’s Court following a joint investigation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate, and the Office of the…
President Yoweri Museveni has revealed that he recently narrowly avoided a car accident while driving himself and members of his family at his country ranch in Kisozi. The 82-year-old president made the revelation on Wednesday during a thanksgiving event for Tarehe Sita celebrations held in Kampala. Museveni said the incident occurred “a few days ago”…
Two Ugandan nationals have been arrested in Thailand after police accused them of running an illegal prostitution operation that reportedly earned them tens of millions of shillings every month. Thai tourist police identified the suspects as Janet Nakalema, 32, and Mariam Namatovu, 29, who were arrested on Koh Phangan Island in Surat Thani Province following…
Uganda’s anti-corruption watchdog has recovered more than Shs2 billion in misappropriated public funds as part of intensified enforcement efforts over the past six months. Speaking during a press briefing at the Uganda Media Centre, the Inspector General of Government, Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, said the Inspectorate of Government registered 1,516 complaints between July and…
The Makindye Standards, Utilities, and Wildlife Court has convicted PRO Industries Pte Limited for illegally discharging untreated industrial waste into the Ngaju Wetland in Ndibulungi Village, Kakabala Parish, Butuntumula Sub-county, Luweero District. The case was heard before Chief Magistrate Her Worship Gladys Kamasanyu, where Mr. Adrian Caesar Mugabe, the company manager, pleaded guilty on behalf…