Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe police are investigating the double murder of Moses Mubangizi, a Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF officer and private security guard Huron Otim on Saturday. In a brief statement, Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson says that Otim and Mubangizi picked up a quarrel …
Read More »Police recover another body in Kabowa septic tank
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police detectives at Katwe police station have recovered human remains of a yet to be identified person, five days after retrieving another body in a septic tank within the same home in Kabowa. On Saturday, police retrieved the body of Patrick Turyasingura from the septic tank. …
Read More »Two women in Makindye arrested over child torture
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe police station is holding two women for torturing a 7 year old child on accusations of stealing fish. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the suspects as Aisha Nalubega and her friend Allen Kyazike. The two were arrested following a video …
Read More »Petrol bombs hurled at Katwe police, gov’t vehicles
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team is searching for men who have continuously hurled petrol bombs at both government and private vehicles. Last night, petrol bombs were reportedly thrown at Katwe police station by unknown individuals and later at two government vehicles. The Katwe incident according to deputy …
Read More »Nigerian singer Omah Lay detained for flouting Covid-19 gidelines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Three people have been arrested in connection to the unauthorised concert that was held last night in Ddungu Resort in Munyonyo, Kampala City. Those arrested are Ivan Ddungu, the manager of the place where the concert was held, Omah Lay the musician and Prim Kasana, …
Read More »Katwe police impersonator arrested
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding a man accused of masquerading as a police officer attached to Katwe police station in Kampala. Luke Owoyesigyire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson identifies the suspect as Frank Rujeru Sabiti, Detective Assistant Superintendent of Police Kajjeru. Owoyesigyire says the suspect …
Read More »Police arrests musician Buchaman for disrupting NEMA meeting
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested local musician, Mark Bugembe also known as Buchaman for allegedly disrupting a meeting organized by National Environment Management Authority –NEMA. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala police spokesperson said Buchaman was arrested by Katwe police after he mobilized youth to disrupt a NEMA …
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