Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2228 EAT on Wednesday 20th July 2022. The police in Entebbe has recovered three pupils of Greenhill primary school, Buwaate, in Wakiso district who went missing on Monday. The learners aged between 13 years and 14 years were allegedly signed out from the school by their parents on Monday…
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Trailer knocks five dead in Bulambuli.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2206 EAT on Wednesday 20th July 2022. Five people have been knocked dead in a road accident in Bulambuli district, eastern Uganda. The accident occurred on Tuesday at 10 pm at Buyaga town council in Bulambuli district along the Muyembe-Nakapiripirit road when the victims, who, were riding on a…
The worst years for journalists.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2145 EAT on Wednesday 20th July 2022. For the country’s journalists, the election year 2021 and its immediate aftermath, 2022, have been years of unease and unrest. Local journalists have shown the world the devastating effects of corruption, election campaigns, opposition protests, and brutal security crackdowns. Now, many who…
Kabale security guard holds Indian boss at gunpoint, robs Shs 8m.
Updated at 1834 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. A private security guard belonging to Accurate Security Company Ltd, Amos Ecidu is on the run after allegedly robbing Shs 8 million from an Indian businessman he was entrusted to guard. Ecidu allegedly robbed his Indian boss, Shintole Nisnant at gunpoint in Makanga village, Central Division…
Tororo Cement workers strike over inflation, demand salary increment.
Updated at 1827 EAT on Tuesday 19th July 2022. Dozens of Tororo Cement workers on Monday went on strike to compel the management to enhance their salaries given the prevailing high inflation rates in the country. The workers, mainly from the kiln section comprise electricians, mechanics, lab technicians, and production staff want the management to…
Lightning strikes dead 13-year-old boy, injures 5 other children in Buliisa.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2047 EAT on Monday 18th July 2022. A thunderbolt has claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy and critically injured five others in Buliisa. The deceased has been identified as Howard Okello, a son of Peter Okecha, the LC III chairperson of Biiso town council. The incident happened at…
Senior officials pinned in Shs 1 billion Tropical bank cash-out fraud.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe at 2038 EAT on Monday 18th July 2022. Last week, court adjourned hearing of a case in which seven junior staff of Tropical bank are accused of fraud involving a Shs 1bn cash-out. Prosecution alleges that seven staff who handled the transaction conspired to defraud the bank. They include Michael…
Police chief roots for more support to canine unit.
Updated by Faith Barbara Namagembe 1813 EAT on Sunday 17th July 2022. Maj Gen Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi, the deputy inspector general of police (DIGP), has called for the strengthening of the police canine unit in order to defeat criminality. He said this on July 14 during a tour of the unit’s headquarters at Nsambya barracks…
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