Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi and 24 co-accused returned to court as the International Crimes Division continued hearing their bail application in a terrorism case arising from the deadly post-election violence that rocked Butambala District in January 2026.
A total of 79 ministers took the oath of office before President Museveni at State House Entebbe as Uganda’s new Cabinet officially assumed office. Four appointees missed the ceremony due to citizenship concerns, while Janet Museveni was absent.
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.
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.
The first incident was reported around midnight at Kakungulu Memorial School in Kibuli, Makindye division, where the fire broke out in the dormitories housing over 50 students, while in the second incident, a fire outbreak occurred at the Entebbe municipality headquarters.