Seven members of the same family have lost their lives in a road traffic crash that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, along the Masaka–Mbarara Highway in Lwengo District. According to the Traffic Police Spokesperson, SP Kananura Michael, the fatal crash that involved a Fuso Fighter truck (UBP 510V) and a Toyota Fielder (UBH…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has appointed Major Joseph Ssebukeera as the Commanding Officer of the newly established 155 Marines Battalion, following the reorganisation of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) into a formal Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) marine combat unit. The appointment was announced in a statement issued by the Acting Director of Defence Public…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the dissolution of the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and its reconstitution as the 155 Marines Battalion, placing it under the command of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) Marines Brigade. The directive, issued on Friday, was announced by the Acting Director of Defence Public Information, Col Chris Magezi, who…
Fr Deusdedit Ssekabira, who has been missing for weeks following his abduction by UPDF soldiers from Masaka District earlier this month, has been charged with money laundering. He is accused of concealing Shs500 million. He finally appeared before the Masaka Magistrate’s Court, but the presiding magistrate, Abdallah Kayiza, remanded him until January 21, 2026, stating…
The Chief Magistrate’s Court in Mbarara City has declined bail for 36 of the 38 National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters arrested on November 7, 2025, when security forces intercepted the party’s presidential candidate, Robert Kyagulanyi, en route to a campaign rally in Bwizibwera, Mbarara District. Presiding Grade One Magistrate Alex Baguma cited the accused’s lack…