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The Anti-Corruption court in Kampala has remanded Nwoya district Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Jenaphar Nantume Egunyu to Luzira Maximum Security Prison over alleged abuse of office. Nantume was arrested on Monday by police officers in Nwoya district following an ongoing investigation by the Inspectorate of Government (IG). She appeared chief magistrate Peter Fred Lochomin on Tuesday. Farouk Kayondo, deputy spokesperson …

A shocking international tourism scandal unfolding on Mount Everest has sent tremors across the global travel industry—and raised uncomfortable questions about how safe and transparent tourism systems are in countries like Uganda. Investigations by the Nepal Police have uncovered a jaw-dropping $20 million (about UGX 75 billion) insurance fraud scheme where mountain guides allegedly drugged unsuspecting foreign climbers to fake …

Drama unfolded in Kampala as a self-styled “State House insider” was remanded to prison after allegedly pocketing Shs20 million in a brazen scam involving a forged presidential appointment letter to the Uganda Railways Corporation. Nicholas Arinda was arraigned Wednesday before the Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court and charged with forgery, uttering a false document, and obtaining money by false pretence. …