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Seven CDOs in Nakaseke arrested for extorting money from Emyooga applicants

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Community Development Officers in Nakaseke district are in trouble over alleged extortion of money from applicants of Emyooga, the presidential initiative for wealth and job creation. The Community Development Officers in trouble are from sub-counties of Ngoma, Kikamulo, Kinyogogga, Wakyato and Kinoni. Others …

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Patients pin Mpigi health centre staff for extortion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Medics and other workers at Mpigi health centre IV have been pinned for extortion and frustrating service delivery at the medical facility. Several patients particularly expectant mothers told trade Minister Amelia Kyambadde that they have been forced to abandon the facility and instead endure …

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Batwa community complain of extortion and torture by UPDF soldiers

Rubanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People Defense Force-UPDF soldiers deployed to guard Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Kashasha parish in Bufundi sub-county of Rubanda district are being accused of extortion and aggravated torture against the Batwa community. Batwa is a semi-nomadic ‘pygmy’ tribe that lived in the jungles …

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Jinja NUP registrar arrested for extortion

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Jinja district National Unity platform-NUP party registrar Saul Nsongambi has been arrested for allegedly extorting money from aspirants seeking endorsement as party candidates. His arrest stemmed from complaints by some aspirants implicating him for pestering them for money so as to endorse their …

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UPDF captain, State House official remanded for extortion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nakawa Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded two government officials on charges of extortion and impersonation. They are Wilberforce Turyakira, the Assistant Private Secretary in Charge of Environmental Affairs in State House and Captain Emmanuel Abaho. The duo appeared on Thursday afternoon before Nakawa …

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UPDF captain arrested over alleged extortion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State House Anti-Corruption Unit has arrested a Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF Captain, Emmanuel Abaho, on allegations of extorting money from a businesswoman in Mityana. Captain Abaho was arrested alongside his alleged accomplice, Wilberforce Turyakira, by operatives at Café Javas in Kampala on Monday …

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Katete OC under probe for extortion

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Kyazze, the Officer in Charge of Katete police post in Mbarara district is being probed over allegations of extorting money from people accused of defying the night time curfew. The officer is being implicated by residents and local leaders in Katete trading center …

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Mulago impersonator arrested at Kawempe Hospital

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kampala are holding a man accused of masquerading as a medical doctor from Mulago National Referral Hospital to extort money from patients at Kawempe Referral hospital. Acleo Byamukama was arrested on Tuesday morning in a joint security operation involving detectives from the Statehouse …

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Police commanders extort money from suspects – Attorneys

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State attorneys have accused police commanders of extorting money from suspects arrested on allegations of violating the COVID-19 measures. Some of the state attorneys who spoke to Uganda Radio Network –URN but preferred anonymity say police commanders connive with investigators to extort money …

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