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Thousands of Ugandan learners preparing for national exams have been given more time to register. But alongside that extension has come a sharp warning from the Uganda National Examinations Board: schools found abusing the system could face serious penalties. Speaking at a press briefing at the Uganda Media Centre, UNEB Executive Director Daniel Odongo warned heads of government- aided schools …

× Police have arrested four people for allegedly scamming a South African national of Shs388 million in a fake gold deal. Reports indicate that the four suspects – Edson Ogwang, Joseph Karumba, and Jacob Opio – including Ronald Safari, a Congolese, tricked a South African man, Attlee Shaun Robert Lloyd, out of $103,050 (about Shs388 million) by pretending to sell …

A section of ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) mobilisers in Rukungiri district has accused senior presidential advisor Peace Rugambwa’s campaign team of allegedly deceiving President Yoweri Museveni during the 2026 general elections by staging fake opposition defectors. On December 23, 2025, Rugambwa launched the “Team Peace Rugambwa for President Museveni” campaign, a door-to-door mobilisation drive aimed at canvassing support for …

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 …

Masaka Chief Magistrate’s court has sentenced two Rwandan nationals to three years in prison after convicting them of selling fake HIV treatment drugs to unsuspecting patients. Grade one magistrate Abdallah Kayiza handed the sentence to Festo Mugabe, 37, and Nathan Karamuzi, 28, both Rwandan nationals residing in Kakuuto sub-county, Kyotera district. The two were arrested in Masaka city for operating …

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 …

Police extortion of $795 reportedly sought to derail $185,000 theft case Anti-corruption billboard in Uganda refers to an earlier case of officials stealing iron roofing sheets meant for development projects. (Photo courtesy of HRW) Two Ugandan police officers are reportedly facing disciplinary action after an internal police investigation into allegations that they extorted 3 million Uganda shillings (US $795) in …

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. …

Banking giant Absa Bank has suffered a major legal embarrassment after the Labour Court in Cape Town ordered it to reinstate private wealth banker Ronaldo Giovanni Kleinsmith, ruling that his dismissal was substantively unfair and partly based on invalid disciplinary charges. The judgment — which overturned an earlier decision by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) — has …

Uganda’s coffee sector has been put on alert and thrown into anxiety after police in Vietnam uncovered a massive fake coffee operation, raising fears that counterfeit coffee products could find their way into markets and affect her share. Vietnamese police have launched a criminal investigation after raiding a warehouse in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, where officers seized …