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Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda A notorious Wakiso land grabber who for years allegedly terrorized residents by fraudulently claiming ownership of their properties has been sentenced to eight years in prison by the High Court Criminal Division. Charles Kyagaba was handed two consecutive four-year sentences after being convicted on two counts of obtaining money by false pretences, bringing his …

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 …

The High court in Fort Portal has sentenced a 19-year-old man to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated defilement. Samuel Amanyire was convicted on Monday during a session presided over by Justice Vincent Wagona. He had initially denied the charges when he first appeared in court last week. However, when the case came up for hearing, …

Family and lawyers are calling for Lachgar’s urgent release, saying her injury was not properly treated and that she may need her arm amputated without specialist care. Lachgar has reportedly spent the past six months sleeping on a floor without a mattress in a cold cell with a broken window, according to Avaaz, a U.S.-based nonprofit that launched a petition …

Hundreds of supporters of detained Ugandan opposition figure Kizza Besigye held a defiant prayer service inside a Catholic cathedral on Monday, pressing authorities to free him after more than a year without trial on treason charges, as concerns mount over his failing health. The service at Lubaga Cathedral in Kampala was meant to be a holy mass presided over by …

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. …

The Mbale Chief Magistrate’s Court on Thursday, October 23, 2025, sentenced two senior officials from Manafwa District to two years in prison and ordered them to refund Shs1.6 billion they fraudulently obtained from Duckhill Microfinance in Mbale City. The case, Duckhill Microfinance Vs. Manafwa Principal Human Resource Officer (PHRO) Betty Namono and Chief Finance Officer (CFO) Michael Bichacha, had dragged …