KIEV | Xinhua | Former Ukrainian parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy was shot dead on Saturday in the western city of Lviv, Ukrainian authorities said. The Ukrainian Prosecutor General Office said that an unidentified gunman opened fire and killed the 54-year-old politician on the spot. Police are searching for the suspect, …
Read More »Clinical Officer who confessed in Church to killing transferred to Kabale
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 24-year-old clinical officer who, over the weekend, confessed in church to killing a 45-year-old woman in a lodge has been transferred from Kampala to Kabale for further investigations. Clinton Mwesiime, a clinical officer attached to Hamurwa Health Centre IV in Hamurwa Town Council, Rubanda …
Read More »Thugs murder Kasangati businessman
Kasangati, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kasangati have launched a manhunt for unknown assailants who shot and killed a businessman along Nangabo Road in Kasangati Town Council, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango has identified the deceased as Deo Bwanika, a 51-year-old wholesale shop owner who …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 13/August/2025
UgandaVsMollyKatanga: Invisible Man Remains Invisible SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** A prosecution witness tells the court to ignore prosecution-provided video footage and trust his word instead. A legal equivalent of: “trust me, bro”! …
Read More »Police offer Shs 50M reward for clues to suspect in Entebbe couple murder
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have released a 40-second audio recording believed to feature the prime suspect in the gruesome murder of an elderly couple in Lugonjo-Nakiwogo, Entebbe Municipality. The double homicide occurred earlier this month, just hours after the victims had hosted a celebratory party with friends …
Read More »Police probe suspected murder in illegal gold mining site
Terego, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Terego District are investigating a suspected murder involving two South Sudanese refugee women who were buried at an illegal gold mining site in Imvepi Refugee Settlement. The incident occurred on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at around 2:53 PM along the Ure River …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 14/July/2025
Court Ends on a “Kuhema” note SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** The Banyankore have an insult that they take serious umbrage at, but to the uninitiated outsider, it looks like a …
Read More »Police probe murder of couple just returned from Europe
Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Entebbe Division have launched a manhunt for unknown assailants behind the brutal murder of a couple in Lugonjo Nakiwogo Cell, Entebbe Municipality. The victims have been identified as David Mutaaga – Nabeeta, 69, and his wife, Deborah Florence Mutaaga, 62. The two …
Read More »🔴 Anthony Natif notes from Court: Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and Others 03/July/2025
There’s no sign of evidence tampering, prosecution witness tells court. SPECIAL REPORT | ANTHONY NATIF | As recorded in court, in the case Uganda Vs Molly Katanga and adapted from @TonyNatif on X. **** The cross-examination of the 20th prosecution witness, Emmanuel Olugu (earlier reports had mistakenly referred to him as …
Read More »Police officer accused of tampering with scene, body of late Katanga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Assistant Inspector of Police Emmanuel Elubu, who was charged with processing the scene of crime in the alleged murder of Henry Katanga, has been accused of tampering with the scene as well as the body of the deceased businessman. The accusations followed a cross-examination by …
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