Gomba, Uganda | THE INDEPEDENT | 10 people have been arrested for alleged murder in Gomba district. Their arrest follows violent land clashes that left one person dead and five others injured. Last week, angry residents of Buwanguzi village in Mpenja sub county attacked a group of surveyors led by the …
Read More »Police hunt prime suspect in the murder of Catholic priest
Gomba, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Gomba district is hunting for Vincent Katumba, who is believed to be the prime suspect in the murder of Rev Fr. Josephat Kasambula. Katumba is suspected to have stabbed the catholic priest to death on Wednesday when he went to inspect his property …
Read More »Mpigi accident claims five, injures five others critically
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five people were confirmed dead following an accident at Wamatovu-Nakirebe along Kampala-Masaka highway in Mpigi district this morning. The Katonga Region Police spokesperson Lydia Tumushabe disclosed this in a short interview shortly after the accident. She says the accident occurred when a minibus which is …
Read More »Ten at large for destroying banana plantation
Mpigi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ten men accused of attacking an elderly woman and destroying her one and half acre banana plantation in Mpigi district, are on the run. The suspects are wanted by police for attacking 60-year- old Elizabeth Nakibuuka Nalongo, a resident of Lwanga village of Mpigi town …
Read More »Woman arrested for offering own baby to neighbor to dupe boyfriend
Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fort Portal police are holding a mother accused of offering her neighbor her three-months-old baby to defraud her boyfriend. The suspect is Annet Kabalisa, a resident of Kagote cell in West Division Fort Portal Municipality. The Rwenzori West Region Police Spokesperson, Lydia Tumushabe, …
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