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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The 26% increase in suicide cases recorded by the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) in the last year has raised eyebrows. According to CID Director Tom Magambo, statistics show that 218 suicide cases were recorded in 2024, compared to 165 cases recorded in 2023. Most …

  COMMENT | Saddam Ngambirwoha | In a heart-wrenching incident that has left the whole country in mourning, a Senior Three student in one of the secondary schools in Wakiso is reported to have tragically taken his own life. The young boy, whose identity we withhold out of respect for …

A recent report indicates that 30% of Ugandans suffer from some degree of mental illness COMMENT | FLAVIA LWANGA |  As we observe World Suicide Prevention Day, I find myself reflecting on the profound responsibility we hold as leaders, colleagues, and fellow human beings. In my role as the Human Resource …

Professor Taiwo Lateef Sheikh wants suicide prohibition laws repealed because they inadvertently contribute to an increase in suicide rates across Africa SPECIAL REPORT | BIRD AGENCY | Suicide prevalence rates in Africa are the world’s highest, estimated at 11 people per 100,000 per year, against a global average of 9 per …

Ibanda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gunfire rocked Ibanda municipality on Wednesday evening when police fired in the air and used teargas to disperse a group of agitated Christians attempting to vandalize Depths Ministries Church Kafunjo cell, Bufunda Division. The demonstration followed the death of Scovia Akankunda, who reportedly took …

New York, US | Xinhua | Provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that more Americans died from suicide last year than in any other year on record. At least 49,449 lives were lost due to intentional self-harm in 2022 nearly 15 deaths for every 100,000 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Wandegeya police are investigating a suspected suicide by shooting involving Rogers Atuhaire, a private guard with SGA Security Company. Atuhaire is said to have taken his own life at Mukwasi building along Buganda Road in Kampala around 9 am this morning. A statement by …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 60 refugees committed suicide in refugee settlements across Uganda last year, this is according to a report by UN Refugee Agency UNHCR. According to the report, Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Kamwenge District recorded the highest number of suicides with 12 cases, followed by …

Mayuge, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man in Mayuge district has committed suicide by poisoning after losing Shillings 800,000 in sports betting. The suspect is 30-year-old, Isa Tibinuma, a resident of Bubalagala village in Bukatuube sub-county. Tibinuma sold off his 20 by 45ft land on December 16, 2022, for 800,000 …

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Suspicion and speculation are rife among security intelligence forces after Muwonge Ssalongo, a suspect arrested in Kampala over last weekend’s shooting at security personnel at Kapeeka town council, Nakaseke district, was found hanging in a cell in Tororo police station. A number of security officers …