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Kiryandongo leaders throw out CMD Investments for messing sh3.5b project

Kiryandongo District leaders have vowed to decline CMD Investments Limited a company which was contracted to construct the 3.36 billion Kigumba seed secondary school on future projects. The leaders cite inconsistency and failure to adhere to the contract terms evidenced during the construction of both Kitwara and Kigumba seed secondary schools by the same contractor. The leaders made the vow during the site meeting held on January 18,2024 at Kiryandongo District headquarters to discuss the fate of the stalled Kigumba Seed Secondary school. The construction of the 3.36 billion school was launched in May 2023 and expected to be complete by September 2024. However, ever since the launch, the project has been stalled at foundation level which is worrying the leaders. Kiryandongo District leaders have vowed to decline CMD Investments Limited a company which was contracted to construct the 3.36 […]

admin January 19, 2024

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Wife admits to hiring hitmen at Shs2.5m to kill Dr Abiriga

Betty Cherotic, the widow of the late Masindi district health officer Dr Jino Abiriga, has reportedly confessed to hiring killers due to personal reasons, including jealousy and a sense of rivalry. Cherotic, who has been in police custody for a week, reportedly revealed that one of the motives behind hiring hitmen was the constant ridicule she faced from her husband for not being as sexually knowledgeable as other women. She initially intended to target Susan Atuhura, the woman that Abiriga was reportedly dating and comparing to her. “I first wanted to kill Susan Atuhura because she is the woman he was dating and compared her to me. We failed to kill the woman through arson and we also missed killing her at a place she frequented. We then turned the mission to my husband,” Cherotic is quoted by detectives. Martin […]

admin January 16, 2024

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Video: Police net notorious phone snatchers in Wandegeya

KAMPALA: The police have arrested several phone snatchers who have been terrorizing passengers and other motorists in areas of Wandegeya. Luke Owoyesigyire, the KMP deputy spokesperson, said they were aided by CCTV cameras to identify, locate and arrests the thugs. Below is the police's full statement: In response to escalating concerns voiced by the public regarding the surge in phone snatching incidents within Lower Nsooba, Upper Nsooba, UEB, Kagugube, and surrounding areas, the Wandegeya Police have undertaken a series of targeted operations against criminal gangs operating in these regions. As a result, seven suspects have been apprehended, with some captured in the act by CCTV cameras while snatching phones from unsuspecting motorists. Notable among those arrested are Ogema Rickson alias Ricky, operating around Shell Mulago and Mawanda, Kakooza Mike alias Aidari (16 years old), Kigozi Marvin (22 years old), Ssekyanzi […]

admin January 15, 2024

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Besigye attacks Museveni over stolen matooke

KAMPALA: The former leader of the Forum for Democratic Change, Col (Rtd) Dr Kiiza Besigye has attacked President Yoweri Museveni’s government after thieves stole bunches of matooke from his plantation in Wakiso district. “Six large bunches of bananas (Matooke) were stolen from our small Kasangati garden last night!” Besigye posted on his social media handle on X, formerly Twitter. “This is why many people have resorted to sleeping in their gardens- guarding. It’s a compound socioeconomic challenge Uganda faces after 40 yrs of M7/NRM Junta’s rule!” Besigye added. He closed his post by giving Museveni a ‘red’ card. Comments flow in: Dr George posted: “Thats thefty. Report it to police instead of compounding it. Some people are naturally thieves even if you do what they will still steal. But when you report to police they can be arrested, and this […]

admin January 10, 2024

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Police net two soldiers in foiled Kawempe mobile money robbery

KAMPALA: Two soldiers have been arrested following a foiled robbery at a mobile money agent in Kawempe, Kampala. The soldiers had robbed sh600,000 when they run out of luck following a successful interception by police officers. Luke Owoyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan Police, said the suspects were found with a pistol and several bullets. Below is the full police statement: In a decisive intelligence-led operation on January 8, 2024, around 11 am, officers from Kawempe Police Division, specifically Katale Police Station, successfully apprehended two suspects involved in an aggravated robbery in Maganjo A Zone, Maganjo Parish, Nabweru Sub-County, Wakiso District. The arrested individuals have been identified as UPDF officer Kyaligonza Robert and Ssekyanzi Elia. The operation unfolded when vigilant officers noticed the suspects carrying a bag suspected to contain stolen money. Despite attempts to evade arrest, the officers […]

admin January 9, 2024

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Mbarara S6 vacist, mum killed in cold blood

MBARARA: The Police in Mbarara are investigating the brutal murder of an 18-year-old S6 vacist together with her mother. Rwizi regional police said Ainembabazi Ruth, an 18 year old S.6 vacist, and her mother Bashaba Frascisco, a 49-year-old, peasant, were killed on Jan. 5, at Nsiika cell, Ntura parish in Mbarara district. The facts gathered indicate that the mother in the company of her daughter went and visited her brother in Nsiika cell, where she received a call, from her husband Musinguzi Deus, aged 55, with whom they were not in good terms, asking about their whereabouts. The duo later returned to their home. They were not seen till the 6.01.2024, when residents got concerned and checked their house. They found the two victims dead. Both their heads were smashed with a blunt object. Three suspects including the husband, Musinguzi […]

admin January 9, 2024

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Kabale teacher arrested for sodomising primary school girl

Police in Kabale have arrested Ambrose Rukundo, 31, a teacher at Triple M Primary School for allegedly having carnal knowledge of a 17-year-old girl of the same school. Rukundo is a resident of Kibuzije village in Rubanda district. The case was reported by Sam Katama, 40, a peasant resident of Karushanga village, Kaharo sub-county in Kabale. Police said the suspect called the victim in the staff room where he was alone to bring books and after which forced her into a sexual act. That the suspect didn't even use a condom, after the act gave her sh5,000 and told her not to tell anyone,” Police stated. “But she went and informed her father who went and reported the matter to Njanja Police station and the suspect was accordingly arrested.” The Police have also visited the scene of crime, drawn a […]

admin October 23, 2023