A primary-three pupil has been identified by Mityana police as the culprit behind the arson accident that destroyed millions of property at Wilton Nursery and Primary School in Mityana district.

Locals in Gombe division in Nansana Municipality are worried about the increasing stray dog attacks on people and their domestic animals in Wakiso district.

“The accused fraudulently obtained money from several PDM beneficiaries from the villages of Harubaho and Kyamuhoro in Kibasi Town Council and Nyansozi village in Mugusu Town Council between the months of November 2023 and September 2024, claiming it was a prerequisite for processing their funds whereas not.”

Mpuuga solicited and received UGX 20 million from one of the applicants to secure him a job as an agricultural officer in Rakai district.

On April 17, 2024, a head-on collision involving a truck and Subaru Forester along the Masaka-Kampala highway resulted in the deaths of three occupants in the Subaru. Preliminary reports suggested that reckless driving may have played a role, with drunk driving being a potential contributing factor.

In September 2024, the killing of Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei has drawn significant attention to domestic violence issues in Kenya. Cheptegei was doused with gasoline and set ablaze by her former partner, Dickson Ndiema Marangach, highlighting the extreme dangers faced by women in abusive relationships. This incident has reignited public outrage and called for stronger measures against femicide in the country.

Kidnappings among children are on the rise in the Makindye division. On September 8, 2024, police arrested a woman, only identified as Nalubiri, in a rented home in Katwe parish, after kidnapping a toddler during a Sunday church service in Kisenyi, Kampala. This calls for further investigations to find out the motives of the kidnappers in the area.