Tag: Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson

Tooro Succession Dispute Deepens as Ababiito Declare New King

The dispute now places Tooro at a delicate crossroads between customary authority and Uganda’s legal framework. Omusuuga Kamurasi has called for respect for tradition and the law, while President Museveni has called for peace and unity among the Batooro.

U.S. Announces More Than $150 Million in Support at Pacific Islands Forum

International

On commercial diplomacy, the United States is shifting assistance toward private-sector-led growth, including efforts with Australia, Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan to connect every Pacific Islands Forum country to a trusted undersea cable network. A second Pacific Investment Summit is scheduled to be hosted in early 2027.

Crime

Police Arrest Eight Over Viral Video Linked to Alleged...

The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, SP Racheal Kawala, appealed to members of the public with information about the suspects or possible victims to come forward and assist investigators.

Crime

Police Foil Panga Robbery in Mutundwe, Arrest Two Suspects

Police in Nateete have arrested two suspects linked to a string of violent panga robberies in Mutundwe, following a...

Crime

Business Mogul Anthony Mutinisa Shot Dead at Ntinda Office

The business community in Kampala is in shock after popular city businessman Anthony Mutinisa was shot and killed by...

Crime

Wakiso Couple Netted for Starving Disabled Daughter to Death

On November 7, 2024, a 34-year-old woman identified as Sarah Namwanje, a resident of Binyonyi A, Nyendo-Mukungwe Division in Masaka City, was sentenced to 35 years in prison after she recorded and sent a viral video of herself feeding her neighbor’s 10-month-old baby with feces and urine on November 4, 2024.

Obituary

14 Reported Dead in Fuel Tanker Explosion near Uganda’s...

In the related development, on August 21, 2024, a fuel tanker busted into flame, killing one and injuring two at Rukungiri; on December 13, 2022, one person died in Tororo; in January 2021 on the Northern Bypass, at least 33 people died; on February 12, 2021, four died in Bunyangabu; and on August 12, 2019 in Rubirizi, 20 people died. Such incidences point to the need to sensitize locals on public safety during such incidences.

Crime

KAMPALA: University Students Arrested as Police Crack Whip on...

A group of protesters were intercepted by the police as they attempted to make their way to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development to deliver a petition over the delayed compensation of the Project Affected Persons (PAPs).

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