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Mugisha and other suspects Ugandan authorities have arrested a suspected international fugitive identified as Keith Mugisha, also known as “King Keith,” following an intelligence-led operation supported by global law enforcement networks. × According to Ministry of Internal Affairs Uganda spokesperson Simon Peter Mundeyi, the arrest was triggered by multiple reports from members of the public who had observed suspicious behaviour …

Kampala, Uganda — Uganda’s security agencies have disrupted what authorities describe as a sophisticated transnational criminal network, following an intelligence-led operation that uncovered links between drug trafficking, identity fraud, and impersonation of state authority. The operation, coordinated under the oversight of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, resulted in multiple arrests, seizure of weapons, and recovery of forged official documents.   …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda Authorities in Uganda have announced the dismantling of a sophisticated international criminal network involved in drug trafficking, identity fraud, and impersonation of high-level officials. The operation, carried out in Kampala, led to the arrest of a key suspect, Mugisha Keith King, along with several associates, including foreign nationals. According to a statement released by …

Viewers: 50,004 By Spy Uganda President Yoweri Museveni has signed into law the National Drug and Health Products Authority Act, 2025, marking a major shift in Uganda’s fight against counterfeit medicines and unsafe health products. The new legislation replaces an outdated 1993 framework and establishes a powerful central regulator, the National Drug and Health Products Authority, with sweeping powers …

Lenacapavir vaccine On April 17, 2026, the Government of Uganda officially launched Lenacapavir, a revolutionary long-acting injectable drug for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to prevent HIV infection. With a 99 per cent effectiveness in trials, this injection is being rolled out to high-risk groups to enhance the fight against new HIV infections. The introduction of Lenacapavir has prompted discussions regarding …

A thunderous alarm has been sounded over Uganda’s lifeline for public medicines after the latest report from the Auditor General ripped open the operations of the National Medical Stores, exposing a web of operational failures, delayed drug deliveries, expired medicines worth billions and deep-rooted management weaknesses that now threaten the country’s fragile health system. At the centre of the storm …

The National Drug Authority (NDA), working jointly with the Uganda Police Force, has arrested three suspected conmen accused of impersonating NDA inspectors and extorting money from drug outlet operators across the country. The suspects are Don Byakatonda, the Executive Director of an NGO known as Health and Legal Ethics, Kizito Raymond Nabimba, and Faizo Kutesa, who reportedly operates under the …

Kajjansi: The mighty National Medical Stores (NMS) pharmaceutical warehouse — once paraded as a modern medical marvel — is now half-submerged in filthy floodwaters, as Mother Nature reclaims her land! The Shs70 billion mega structure, with space for 30,000 pallets of drugs, has turned into a floating depot after heavy rains pounded the Kajjansi area, exposing what many had long …

KAMPALA — A storm has engulfed Uganda’s pharmaceutical sector following the revelation that the deadly anaesthetic drug Bupitroy Heavy (Bupivacaine 0.5%), recently recalled by the National Drug Authority (NDA), was manufactured in India and distributed locally by one of East Africa’s largest pharmaceutical giants — Abacus Pharma (A) Limited. The NDA’s “Class A” recall, the highest possible level signaling life-threatening …

KAMPALA — A massive drug scandal has rocked Uganda’s medical world after the National Drug Authority (NDA) ordered an emergency recall of a dangerous anaesthetic linked to life-threatening surgical complications in hospitals across the country. At the heart of the storm are two big names: Abacus Pharma (A) Ltd — Uganda’s biggest drug distributor, and Troikaa Pharmaceuticals Ltd — an …