Nakulabye, Kampala- Police in Kampala has arrested three suspects found in possession of livestock believed to have been stolen from the districts of Luweero and Zirobwe. Stolen cows meat in the vehicle. According to the Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Racheal Kawala, the arrests followed a tip-off received by police in the early hours of Wednesday, March 11, 2026, about a suspicious …
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Two women arrested in Arua City [northwestern Uganda] for allegedly showing affection in public have been released on police bond, human rights defenders confirmed. Their case has reignited concerns about a deepening pattern of community vigilantism and state enforcement of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. The women were detained on 18 February after neighbours in Ayivu West Division reported them for “queer …
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Police in Kampala Metropolitan have arrested a suspected robber accused of targeting bank customers using motorcycles in coordinated thefts. The suspect with some of the money recovered The suspect, identified as Wagaba Hussen, a 27-year-old man from Kayunga in Wakiso District, was arrested on Friday, March 6, 2026, following an attempted robbery in Najeera. According to the Deputy Public Relations …
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Post Views: 8 By Twesigye Aggreyin Bushenyiwww.mknewslink.com—-Bushenyi police have arrested two individuals in connection with an alleged human trafficking ring targeting young women.. According to SP Apollo Tayebwa, the district police spokesperson, the suspects are Agaba Innocent, 24, of Nyakashaaru cell, Rubirizi district, and Nayebare Getrude, 24, of Mpoma II cell, Kajuzya parish, Nkungu sub-county, Kazo district. Preliminary investigations …
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Mpigi– The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the Mpigi Police, has arrested five individuals in connection with the unlawful eviction of a Catholic priest from disputed land in Ntinzi Village, located in the Nkozi Sub-county of Mpigi District. The suspects have been identified as Sande Godfrey, Kyebale Daniel (the manager), Lukyamuzi Eric, Magawuli Geoffrey, and Odida Paul, who …
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Post Views: 2 BY AMBROSE KWERONDAIN KABALEwww.mknewslink.com—-Police in Kabale District have arrested 72 youths in connection with an alleged scanning operation that has reportedly been targeting people across the country. The arrests were made yesterday during an operation at the Gleam Supermarket building along the Kabale–Mbarara Road. The operation was led by the Kabale Deputy Resident District Commissioner, Michael …
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KAMPALA — Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is facing renewed accusations of using state force to protect his long-held grip on power, following an election period marked by alleged malpractice, deadly violence, and the abduction of opposition figures. Museveni, who has ruled Uganda since 1986, moved closer to another term after elections conducted under heavy security deployment and an internet shutdown. …
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The Uganda Police Force has confirmed the arrest of Sarah Bireete, the prominent civil society leader and Executive Director of the Centre for Constitutional Governance (CCG). Bireete is currently detained at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Kampala and is expected to be arraigned in court shortly, according to official statements. While police authorities have not yet detailed the specific …
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KAMPALA – In a significant move highlighting parallel crises within Uganda’s judicial system, relatives of imprisoned former accountant Geoffrey Kazinda and officials from the National Unity Platform (NUP) have jointly petitioned the Uganda Law Society (ULS) for urgent intervention. The appeals, made during a meeting with ULS leadership, underscore two critical fronts: the prolonged detention of a high-profile convict and …
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Tunisia has launched a campaign of arrests targeting the nation’s queer citizens. The LGBTQ rights advocacy group Damj (the Tunisian Association for Justice and Equality) reports that 71 LGBTQIA+ citizens, mostly transgender women, have been arrested, and 32 have already been sentenced to prison terms ranging from 8 months to 3 years. This is happened at multiple locations — …
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