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Kanungu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Mugisha, the Kanungu District Senior Accounts Assistant has been arrested for allegedly embezzling funds worth sh77.320 million. Mugisha was arrested on Wednesday by detectives and officials attached to the Inspectorate of Government (IG) led by Sam Agaba, the IG in charge of Kigezi …

Kisoro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kisoro district authorities have protested the prolonged detention of Ugandan Valence Kibyeye, a  prominent fabrics dealer in Rwanda. They have asked President Paul Kagame to intervene. According to Kisoro authorities, Kibyeye, who deals in African Fabrics alias “Bitenge” was arrested and detained in Rwanda about two …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The High Court has halted the execution of an arrest warrant issued against businessman Mukesh Shukla Babubhai for failure to pay costs after losing an election petition to Nakawa West Member of Parliament Joel Ssenyonyi Besekezi. The stay of execution was on Friday issued by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of Makerere University students and former student leaders affiliated with the National Unity Platform-NUP political party are in hiding for fear of being arrested following the recent death of a student. Police are investigating the chaotic scenes that mattered the guild campaigns at …

  Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Ethics and Integrity Rose Akello, has ordered for the immediate arrest on site of Anselim Kyaligonza, the Ntoroko district Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), and Winnie Kemigisa, the district human resource officer over allegations of illegal recruitment and extortion of money from …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Satirical novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija says he has succeeded in fundraising 40 million shillings for his sureties whose arrest court had ordered, for failure to produce him in court. On January 25, 2022, the Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court granted Kakwenza a cash bail of 500,000 …

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven suspects are being held in custody at Kwania Central Police station to help investigations into the gruesome murder of a 40-year old woman. The body of Hellen Akot,  a resident of Abei Landing site in Atule parish, Chawente sub-county, Kwania district was found …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Division High Court Judge Boniface Wamala has dismissed an application by city lawyer Male Mabirizi, for interim orders to stay his arrest for contempt of court. Justice Wamala delivered the verdict on Monday afternoon, saying the application had been overtaken by events since the matter …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Assistant Inspector General of Police, Erasmus Twaruhukwa has denied knowledge of the use of vans commonly known as drones in the arrest and alleged kidnap of people. Twaruhukwa said that the issue of drones first came up during the last general elections. He added …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 29 suspected machete-wielding thugs have been arrested for allegedly destabilizing the areas of Kasokoso-Kira municipality, Wakiso district. On Tuesday, the thugs armed with iron bars, knives, stones and pavers attacked residents of Kiganda, Kireka D, and Kasokoso zone. Abbas Ssenyonjo, the Kira District Police Commander said …