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In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Patriotic League of Uganda (PLU), embattled External Relations boss Michael Katungi has been quietly kicked out and replaced—ending months of whispers, leaks, and behind-the-scenes panic within the Muhoozi-led pressure group. Katungi, once a polished diplomat strutting global corridors of power, has been sinking under the weight of explosive U.S. indictments linking …

Kampala Metropolitan Police conducted intelligence-led operations in various areas, arresting several suspects and impounding motorcycles with tilted number plates. According to Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson SSP Patrick Onyango, in Naggalama Town, four  suspects were arrested for selling opium and marijuana and charged with possession and frequenting places of smoking opium. Police also recovered opium, knives, and marijuana. In Katwe , …

Five staff members of the National Medical Stores (NMS) and Hoima Regional Referral Hospital (HRRH) are being held at Hoima City Central Police Station over allegations of stealing government drugs. The suspects have been identified as Habas Kizito, a driver attached to NMS; Bosco Aguerini and Moses Kiiza, also NMS employees; and Ceaser Onegiu and Ayo Justine, both connected to …

The Wildlife and Utilities Court in Makindye has sentenced three government health workers to four years in prison each after finding them guilty of stealing and illegally possessing over 64,800 doses of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs meant for public health facilities. The trio — Kibalya Ronald Nditusawa, Obema Stanley, and Isanga Umaru Iddi — were arrested in November 2024 by the …