Tag Archives: Theft

Naksongola, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Up to 235 heads of cattle have been reported stolen in Nakasongola district, leaving pastoralists crying foul. According to the District Police report, 235 heads of cattle were stolen between May 2022 to March 2023.  The report indicates that only 127 have been recovered …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gerald Ampulire, the Director of Studies at Malera- Kabarwa Seed Secondary School in Bukedea District is in trouble over the disappearance of 14 computers from the school laboratory on Sunday night. Ampulire, who teaches Christian Religious Education-CRE was arrested after a Police dog led detectives to his house …

Namisindwa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenyan nationals have snatched a suspected motorcycle thief from Namisindwa district in Uganda and lynched him. The deceased is Geoffrey Nacholikyo, 28, a resident of Bumakoloti village, Bukokho parish in Bukokho sub county, Namisindwa district. Samuel Kundu, a resident of Bumakoloti village says that Nacholikyo …

Nebbi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Nebbi district magistrates court has sentenced three minors to six months in prison for stealing delivery mattresses from Kucwiny health center III. The trio appeared before the Nebbi Chief Magistrate, Moses Ruganza on Tuesday who found them guilty. The prosecution told the court that …

Kazo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local leaders and residents of Kazo district have called for the deployment of Uganda Peoples Defence Forces-UPDF to help fight rampant cattle theft. During the launch of the 42nd Tarehe Sita week activities in Kazo district on Saturday, the LC V Chairperson Rev Samuel Katugunda …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Power distributor Umeme has raided the home and medical school belonging to Katikamu North Member of Parliament (MP) Denis Ssekabira for alleged power theft. The weekend operation across Luwero Town Council targeting a number of houses and buildings started from the legislator’s home in Kizito …

Kapelebyong, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kapelebyong district security committee has tightened security measures to ensure the safety of drugs in all health facilities across the district. This follows rising cases of the theft of drugs in health facilities across the district. The new measures were informed by the recent raids …

Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bashir Lubega, 19, a resident of Kyalugondo village in Katikamu sub-county, Luwero district has earned three years in jail for stealing a gun from a private security guard. He appeared on Thursday afternoon before the Luwero Grade One Magistrate, John Paul Obuya on two counts of …

  Kibuku, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Twenty-four-year-old John Stanley Mateka, the in-charge of Community Health Plan in Kapiyia parish, Nankodo sub county, Kibuku district is behind bars for alleged theft of essential drugs. Samuel Semewo, the Bukedi Region Police spokesperson says that Mateka was intercepted on Monday while traveling to …

COMMENT | Mike Ssegawa | When President Museveni was launching the National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse in Kajjansi, off Entebbe road, in November 2022, he made a statement on drug theft which should have woken us all up. The President said drugs bought by Ugandan taxpayers were on sale in the …