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By Ian Katusiime  Control of 11 million men and women shaping 2016 election at stake Henry Tumukunde is back. Barely two months after the long-time brigadier was promoted to Lieutenant General and retired from the army after over ten years on punitive demobilisation (katebe), Tumukunde is once again in the …

By Agather Atuhaire Corruption suspects walk free as government agencies wrangle All is not well among the three agencies charged with fighting crime and corruption in public office in Uganda; the police, the Directorate of Public Prosecution, and the Inspectorate of Government. Following a spate of losses of corruption cases …

By Joan Akello Dr. Sabrina Bakeera- Kitaka speaks to Joan Akello about children and globe-trotting You wanted to be a newscaster, judge, an air hostess but you became a doctor! But I think I am all of them, some people call me a celebrity and globe-trotting doctor and, I am …

By Haggai Matsiko Why murder, rape, extortion, carjacking, robbery are on the rise Hardcore crime is on the increase, according to statistics from the Criminal Investigations Department. Apart from security, experts are concerned that despite police’s increased funding and recruitment over the years—hitting the mark of an over 40,000 strong …

By rukiya makuma   Iron bar hit men spread terror beyond Kampala    Property crime up in Mbarara Corporal Patrick Nyamua, RA No. 162991, a chief clerk in Bombo General Military Hospital, is fighting for his life in ward 3A, bed 11, in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala. He has …