KAMPALA — Thousands of supporters of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni gathered at Kololo Independence Grounds on Friday for a celebratory rally marking his victory in the January presidential election. The event, dubbed “Yoga Yoga Jajja,” was organised by Aminah Mukalazi, whom Museveni described as his daughter. The rally drew supporters from across Kampala and nearby…
KAMPALA — Police in Kampala have launched investigations into a viral video showing a group of men scaling a perimeter fence before violently assaulting an individual inside a residential compound. The video, which circulated widely on social media on Friday, prompted the Uganda Police Force to open an inquiry into the incident. According to Rachael…
GULU — A law student on internship has been remanded to prison in northern Uganda after she was accused of leaking a court document linked to opposition leader Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine. The student, identified as Gloria Laker, appeared before Mirriam Amoro at the Gulu Magistrate’s Court on March 13. She…
KAMPALA — Security agencies have arrested 175 suspects in a series of operations targeting criminal gangs across the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area. The operations, conducted by the Kampala Metropolitan Police together with other security agencies and local leaders, followed complaints from residents about rising cases of robbery, phone snatching and drug abuse. According to police…
KAMPALA — Police have arrested 14 suspects during an operation targeting criminal groups involved in motorcycle robberies, particularly attacks on boda boda riders. The operation was conducted by Kampala Metropolitan Police South together with officers from Kajjansi Police Division. According to police, security teams carried out a cordon-and-search operation on March 11 at Muganzirwaza Building,…