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The National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi’s chief bodyguard, Mr Edward Ssebufu, who has been mis...
05/05/2025

The National Unity Platform (NUP) president, Mr Robert Kyagulanyi’s chief bodyguard, Mr Edward Ssebufu, who has been missing for days after he was reportedly abducted by security operatives in Mukono District on April 27, has been dropped at Masaka High Court.
The Kampala-based barber, popularly known as Eddie Mutwe, was on Monday dropped at court by security operatives who have barred journalists from getting closer to him or covering his case.

He’s expected to be charged with a yet to be disclosed offence.
Following his disappearance on April 27, Mr Ssebufu’s whereabouts were unknown for days until President Museveni’s son, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, 51, who serves as the Chief of Defenec Forces (CDF) early last week admitted holding him in his basement where he was, according to the CDF, made to “salute the president’s portrait every day before his breakfast.”

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The Chief Magistrate's Court in Busia District in Eastern Uganda has remanded the LC5 chairperson, Stephen Mugeni Wasike...
02/05/2025

The Chief Magistrate's Court in Busia District in Eastern Uganda has remanded the LC5 chairperson, Stephen Mugeni Wasike, to prison on charges of stealing motor vehicle parts belonging to the district local government.

Wasike appeared before Grade One Magistrate Avako Specioza following his arrest by operatives of the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in coordination with the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). He is to remain in custody until May 8, 2025, when he is expected to reappear in court for further mention of his case.

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A British judge has said Ugandan High Court judge Lydia Mugambe Ssali showed no remorse and sought to blame her victim, ...
02/05/2025

A British judge has said Ugandan High Court judge Lydia Mugambe Ssali showed no remorse and sought to blame her victim, as she was sentenced in a “very sad case” of modern slavery involving the exploitation of a young Ugandan woman she trafficked to the United Kingdom.

Judge David Foxton, sitting at Oxford Crown Court on Friday, May 2, found that Mugambe had presented herself as a benefactor to the victim but ended up subjecting her to unpaid domestic servitude.

He sentenced her to six years and four months in prison, ordering that she serve half of that term—three years and two months—in custody and the remainder on licence.

Being on licence means she will be released under strict supervision, and any breach of her conditions could return her to prison.

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Emergency crews in Israel are battling a wildfire that sent smoke drifting over Jerusalem and forced drivers to run from...
02/05/2025

Emergency crews in Israel are battling a wildfire that sent smoke drifting over Jerusalem and forced drivers to run from their cars.

About 5,000 acres (20 square kilometres) have been scorched since the blaze started in the hills outside the city on Wednesday.

The ambulance service said at least 12 people had been treated in hospital, mainly for smoke inhalation, but the fire service said "miraculously" no homes had been damaged.

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Oxford Crown Court is today expected to sentence Ugandan High Court Judge Lydia Mugambe, following her conviction on sev...
02/05/2025

Oxford Crown Court is today expected to sentence Ugandan High Court Judge Lydia Mugambe, following her conviction on several modern slavery and immigration-related offences.

Justice Mugambe, 49, was found guilty on March 13 of conspiring to facilitate a breach of UK immigration law, arranging travel for exploitation, requiring a person to perform forced labour, and conspiring to intimidate a witness.

The offences stem from her abuse of a young Ugandan woman whom she brought to the UK under false pretences while pursuing doctoral studies at Oxford University.

The court heard that Mugambe, who was then residing in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, worked with then-Ugandan Deputy High Commissioner John Leonard Mugerwa to sponsor the victim’s visa, falsely presenting that she would work at the diplomatic mission.

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Kenya’s police have said the fatal shooting of a lawmaker by a gunman aboard a motorcycle in the capital Nairobi on Wedn...
02/05/2025

Kenya’s police have said the fatal shooting of a lawmaker by a gunman aboard a motorcycle in the capital Nairobi on Wednesday evening appeared to be targeted and premeditated.

Charles Were, a member of parliament representing Kasipul constituency in Kenya’s west, was shot dead at around 7:30 p.m. (11.30 a.m. ET) when his vehicle was stopped at a traffic light on Ngong Road, police said in a statement released late on Wednesday.

According to witnesses, the shooter was riding as a passenger on a motorcycle that stopped alongside the car, police said.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that defeating Israel’s enemies is more important than securing ...
02/05/2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that defeating Israel’s enemies is more important than securing the release of the remaining hostages in Gaza.

While the prime minister acknowledged that freeing the 59 remaining hostages is a “very important goal,” he described Israel’s fight against its enemies as the “supreme objective” of the war.

“We have many objectives, many goals in this war. We want to bring back all of our hostages,” Netanyahu said. “That is a very important goal. In war, there is a supreme objective. And that supreme objective is victory over our enemies. And that is what we will achieve.”

Netanyahu’s remarks, which came on Israel’s Independence Day, mark the first time that the prime minister has explicitly described returning the hostages as a secondary goal of the war. He has previously described defeating Hamas and securing the release of the hostages as the primary goals of Israel’s war in Gaza.

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Criminals and poachers in communities surrounding the Kidepo Valley Conservation Area in Karenga District and South Suda...
02/05/2025

Criminals and poachers in communities surrounding the Kidepo Valley Conservation Area in Karenga District and South Sudan continue to target its key endangered animal species.

The impact of poaching from the Indigenous Karimojong community and armed poachers who cross over from South Sudan to raid the park has increasingly borne pressure on the park’s beasts. For example, while armed South Sudanese raid the park and target cheetahs, leopards, lions, zebra, giraffes and buffaloes, the Indigenous communities look out for antelopes, hunting dogs.

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Operations at Jinja Central Market have plunged into crisis due to mounting political interference, with the city counci...
02/05/2025

Operations at Jinja Central Market have plunged into crisis due to mounting political interference, with the city council struggling to enforce authority amid a power blackout now entering its second week. The outage stems from an outstanding electricity bill of Shs36 million.

The market has become a political battleground, with rival factions within the city’s leadership allegedly exploiting vendors’ grievances to build political capital. According to insiders at the Jinja City Council who requested anonymity, government-aligned politicians are shielding vendors from paying mandatory rent, leading to the power disconnection.

“Some politicians, including government officials, have turned the market into a campaign ground. They encourage vendors not to pay dues, accuse the council of corruption, and promise protection if elected,” said a city official who asked not to be named. A visit to the market at 7pm on Wednesday revealed the severity of the situation. Without electricity, vendors were using candles, torches, mobile phone lights, and generators to illuminate their stalls.

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The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice Chairperson for Eastern Uganda, Mr Mike Mukula, has petitioned President Mus...
02/05/2025

The National Resistance Movement (NRM) Vice Chairperson for Eastern Uganda, Mr Mike Mukula, has petitioned President Museveni to support the establishment of a coffee processing plant under the Bugisu Cooperative Union (BCU). The initiative aims to enhance value addition and increase income for coffee farmers in eastern Uganda.

Mr Mukula, a long-time advocate for strengthening agricultural cooperatives, submitted the petition on April 28, 2025, emphasizing the potential economic benefits of processing coffee locally.

He noted that enabling BCU to process coffee domestically would not only empower farmers but also boost Uganda’s export value and reduce reliance on foreign processors.

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Lillian Foni, a refugee at Mungula Refugee Settlement in Adjumani District, found true love in Francis Otema, a Ugandan ...
02/05/2025

Lillian Foni, a refugee at Mungula Refugee Settlement in Adjumani District, found true love in Francis Otema, a Ugandan national. She is part of a group that fled from the instability in South Sudan in 2015.

Her path to redemption started in June 2016. Otema asked for her hand in marriage, and they held a traditional ceremony at the refugee settlement where her uncles carried out negotiations, and the bride price was paid. She talks passionately about her family of five and testifies that their successful relationship has given her the strength and courage to cope with the war trauma. The husband with whom they have had three children accepted her fully and provided her with the necessities of life.

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Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and his associate Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya were back before the Nakawa Chief Mag...
30/04/2025

Opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and his associate Hajji Obeid Lutale Kamulegeya were back before the Nakawa Chief Magistrates Court on Tuesday as the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) pursued an application to access their mobile phones for forensic analysis.

The two men are charged with misprision of treason, stemming from their February arrest after crossing into Uganda from Kenya.

Initially held by military intelligence and later charged in the General Court Martial, the case was transferred to the civilian system under the DPP’s authority.

Prosecutors argue that the phones may contain crucial evidence regarding the alleged concealment of treasonous activity.

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