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…
Police in Kampala have arrested six suspects during an operation targeting the trade in suspected stolen motor vehicle parts in Kiseka Market. The operation was conducted by officers from Uganda Police Force, particularly the Jinja Road Police Station, on March 5, 2026, between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Police said several shops suspected of dealing in stolen…
Court proceedings in a child trafficking case involving a volunteer linked to the Uganda Law Society were paused after the magistrate ruled that the accused should first receive legal advice before a conviction could be recorded. Namukasa appeared before court where she was charged with trafficking a minor. During the hearing, the prosecution read the…
Joint security operations conducted across the Greater Kampala Metropolitan area have resulted in the arrest of 90 suspects linked to a range of criminal activities including robbery, narcotics trafficking and theft. According to the Uganda Police Force, the coordinated night operations targeted several crime hotspots in Mukono, Kira, Katwe, Kampala Central and Entebbe. Motorcycles Recovered…
Police in the Greater Kampala area have arrested 39 suspects during coordinated anti-crime operations conducted across several divisions on March 4, 2026. The operations were carried out by the Uganda Police Force under the Kampala Metropolitan Police and targeted areas identified as crime hotspots. According to police, the crackdown focused on Kevina Road in Kabalagala…