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Vivo Energy Uganda, the distributor and marketer of Shell-branded fuels and lubricants, has donated 500 child safety helmets, valued at over UGX 40 million, to the Uganda Police Force. This donation supports ongoing nationwide road safety awareness and enforcement campaigns in public schools under as part of its ‘HeadsUp!’ No helmet, no boda campaign. The child-specific safety helmets are intended …

× KAMPALA – The Uganda Police Force has issued an urgent, impassioned plea calling upon all citizens to renounce and stop the brutal acts of mob killings that undermine the rule of law in the country. The development follows a wave of sorrow in Uganda’s sporting community after the brutal mob killing of rugby player Sidney Gongondyo, a death that has …

By Ben Musanje Police have directed all organizers of public events to obtain clearance from the Ministry of Health before seeking police authorization, as Uganda intensifies measures to contain the Ebola outbreak. The directive comes amid a rise in confirmed Ebola cases, with the Ministry of Health reporting six new infections by Friday last week, bringing the country’s total confirmed …

The police have raised concern over a growing trend of fatal ransom kidnappings following the abduction and murder of a 52-year-old woman, Lydia Babirye Sengendo, in Ntinda-Kigowa, a Kampala suburb. Babirye was reportedly abducted on June 4. Her body was later recovered, wrapped in a mattress and tied with ropes, at the residence of the prime suspect, Kagga Shafiq, in …

Viewers: 80,002 By Spy Uganda Police in Kampala have arrested three suspects in connection with the death of professional rugby player Sydney Gongodyo following an incident that allegedly involved mob action on June 5, 2026. The suspects, identified as Ssebagala Noordin, Ayebazibwe Roden, and Namukose Juliet, are currently being held at Kira Road Police Station as investigations into the …

Post Views: 1 Exif_JPEG_420 By Moses AndamaIn Masindi—- Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero District, a move local leaders and community mobilizers say marks a significant step in the fight against rampant sugarcane theft. The weighbridges were handed over on Friday by Masindi …

Four weighbridges previously operating in Bunyoro’s sugarcane-growing areas have been returned to Victoria Sugar and relocated to the company’s factory in Luwero district, a move local leaders and community mobilizers say marks a significant step in the fight against rampant sugarcane theft. The weighbridges were handed over on Friday by Masindi district police commander Pensive Tukasiima following directives from Uganda …

Viewers: 90,001 By Spy Uganda The Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) East has successfully dismantled a notorious robbery gang that has been terrorizing residents of Mukono Municipality and surrounding areas, in a major breakthrough against violent crime. The operation followed a series of aggravated robberies carried out by a group of youths commonly known as “Eggaali,” who targeted members of …

Missing: Maggie Etilu The mystery surrounding the disappearance of Amuria District Woman MP Maggie Etilu has deepened after both the police and the army denied holding the legislator in their custody. Etilu has not been seen in public since May 23, when she was reportedly picked up by security operatives in Nakasero, Kampala, shortly after visiting the residence of former …

× Was this chaos necessary?  Heavy security was deployed in Busansula Village on Monday as police supervised the exhumation of the remains of legendary Ugandan musician Paulo Kafeero in an effort to resolve a long-standing dispute over the paternity of some of his children. The exercise follows a court-sanctioned petition by a section of Kafeero’s children seeking DNA tests to …