Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A forensics expert who examined the late Henry Katanga’s DNA and matched it with that of his widow Molly Katanga and their daughters testified before the High Court in Kampala as the 8th Prosecution’s witness. The Acting Director of Forensic Services of Uganda Police, Andrew …
Read More »Mubiru blames KCCA FC loss to Kitara on recklessness
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | KCCA FC loss to Kitara FC has been attributed to recklessness of the players. KCCA endured yet another tough evening at their home ground, MTN Omondi Stadium in Lugogo when they lost 1:0. The match had presented KCCA FC with a crucial opportunity to turn …
Read More »Directorate of Forensic Science to recruit 2,000 Scene of Crime Officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS) Uganda Police needs more than 2,000 scene of crime officers and exhibit analysts. According to Police records, there was a slight increase in crime reported in 2021 compared to 2020 standing at 196,081 and 195,931 respectively. Andrew Mubiru, …
Read More »How Uganda was held to goalless draw in AFCON Qualifiers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Football team, the Cranes has been held to a goalless draw in group B of the Africa Cup of Nations -AFCON qualifier game played at St Mary’s Stadium, Kitende. The draw, against Burkina Faso, now delays Uganda’s hope of …
Read More »CRANES: Onyango in, all set for Burkina Faso
📌 TODAY 🇺🇬 Uganda vs Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 LIVE UBC 4pm 📌 NEXT MATCH 🇲🇼 Malawi vs Uganda 🇺🇬 March 29 Startling lineup for #Uganda vs #BurkinaFaso Dennis ONYANGO [GK+C] Nicholas WADADA Joseph OCHAYA Halid LWALIWA Murushid JJUKO Taddeo LWANGA Abdu LUMALA Mike AZIRA Patrick KADDU Emmanuel OKWI Faruku MIYA …
Read More »CRANES: McKinstry out, in comes Mubiru and Kajoba
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soccer governing body FUFA have appointed a new caretaker team to hand the national team Cranes, following recent poor results. Not only was Uganda knocked out early in the African Nations Championship CHAN tournament in January in Cameroon, they have also lost ground to …
Read More »Police wants more money for DNA tests
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Forensic Sciences in the Uganda Police Force-UPF is seeking Shillings 450 million for examining at least 100 DNA samples from suspects and crime victims each quarter. This is contained in a document prepared by the acting head of the Directorate Forensic Science, …
Read More »Police coach Mubiru picked to guide Cranes to CHAN 2020
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police FC’s Abdallah Mubiru has been named coach of the Uganda Cranes preparing for the African Championship of Nations (CHAN) 2020 qualifiers. This is the second big assignment ex-international Mubiru has been given this year, after guiding Cranes to the COSAFA tournament in May. It was a …
Read More »BUSINESS: Why sugar price is going up
Factory price of 50kg bag up by 48% in April 2017 There is bad news for sugar consumers in the country going by current issues happening in the industry. Official figures for the year 2016 from industry controllers Uganda Sugarcane Manufacturers Association (USMA) millers – Kakira, Kinyara and SCOUL …
Read More »Uganda Police asks INTERPOL to arrest Mubiru
By Julius Odeke Following recent media reports of a one Chris Mubiru who is alleged to have been sexually abusing minors, Government of Uganda wishes to condemn such acts in the strongest terms possible. Through several video images so far availed to the media and Police, Mubiru seemed to have …
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