Kiboga, Uganda — The Uganda Prisons Service has expressed regret following a fatal shooting incident at Kiboga Prison that claimed three lives. In a statement released on social media, the prisons authority confirmed that the shooting occurred on February 23, 2026, at Kiboga Prison in Kiboga District. The incident resulted in the deaths of three…
Barely a week after his dismissal from the Uganda Prisons Service (UPS), former warder Lawrence Ampe has joined the campaign trail of National Unity Platform (NUP) leader Robert Kyagulanyi, popularly known as Bobi Wine, to mobilise support for political change. Ampe appeared alongside Bobi Wine on Saturday during a campaign engagement in Ngora District, where…
The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has dismissed Lawrence Ampe, a warder formerly attached to Ngora Prisons, over allegations of engaging in partisan politics and publicly criticising the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) on social media. In a letter dated December 17, 2025, addressed to the Officer in Charge of Ngora Prisons, the Prisons Council resolved…