The Criminal Division of the High Court of Uganda – Criminal Division has scheduled March 18, 2026 to deliver a ruling on the bail application filed by former Special Investigations Unit commandant Nickson Agasirwe Karuhanga. Agasirwe is facing charges connected to the murder of Joan Kagezi, the senior prosecutor who was shot dead by unidentified…
A former parliamentary aspirant for Kilak North Constituency, Christopher Ojera, has been remanded to prison over allegations of obtaining Shs17.1 million by false pretence. Ojera was arraigned before the Gulu Chief Magistrate’s Court, where prosecutors accused him of defrauding a businesswoman after allegedly promising to facilitate a lucrative business opportunity. Court heard that the accused…
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…