Tag: Police Spokesperson

Survival or Free Will? Unpacking Uganda’s Rise in Age-Gap Marriages

In recent years, there has been a growing trend of young girls marrying older men, with the most recent marriage between Kampala businessman Frank Gashumba and Malaika Patience Mutoni sparking widespread debate and concern. This phenomenon...

Eastern Uganda’s Rise: Coffee and Industry Meet Investment Opportunity

Agriculture

Eastern Uganda showcased its rising economic potential on May 17, 2025, as a delegation of international investors toured the region’s industrial and agricultural powerhouses. From the advanced manufacturing facilities at the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park to the...

Crime

Alien Skin Held over Alleged Assault on Nsambya Hospital...

According to Nsambya Hospital, unidentified individuals stormed the facility and assaulted their staff as they demanded information about the deceased. The hospital management, however, condemned what they called the act of violence on their staff.

Environment

Police Issue Safety Guidelines after Palabek Lightning Incident

In Uganda, between 2007 and 2011, lightning killed 191 people and injured 727, and these incidences are more common in districts like Gulu, Lira, Hoima, Jinja, Kalangala, and Kisoro.

Environment

Environment Endangered by Fuel Tanker Explosion in Kasangati

Uganda police continues to issue a warning to the public to desist from quick money by running to accidents involving trucks carrying products that are inflammable in order to avoid cases of death caused by blasts or fire explosions.

Crime

KAMPALA: Woman Arrested for Assaulting Traffic Police Officer in...

Several netizens expressed their shock and disgust at the woman's behavior, calling for her immediate arrest and prosecution.

Crime

Police to Start Charging Negligent Parents in Missing Child...

On September 26, 2024, at around 10:00am in Masaka, at Down City Building, Farouk, a porter in the building, persuaded a 3-year-old juvenile named Preson with UGX 500 to go with him to buy a soda without the knowledge of the mother before disappearing.

Crime

Police Call for Public Vigilance as Murder Cases Surge

In July 2024, Bishop Zac Niringiye was hit by thugs with a blunt object and his mobile phone taken while he was jogging in Ntinda, and James Kakooza, a 54-year-old Kamwokya Councilor, was attacked in July 2022 while jogging at Yusuf Lule Road near Centenary Park in Nakawa division, Kampala city.

Security

Police caution Parents against Neglecting School-going Children

The parents who drive usually drop their children and let them out of cars to find their way to school; they drive off without seeing if a child has entered school.

Crime