Rukungiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rukungiri district Covid-19 taskforce has mooted plans to regulate the media over what they termed as biased reporting. The taskforce accuses media of reporting information that has made the public lose trust in their work methods. This stems from a news story that was …
Read More »Prosecution yet to compile evidence against Sakwa
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The prosecution is yet to compile evidence against the interdicted Jinja Resident District Commissioner Erick Sakwa. Sakwa alongside Bumali Bazimbyewa and Mohammed Simba were last month charged with three counts of manslaughter, theft and malicious damage. They were later remanded to Kirinya prisons however, …
Read More »Illegal guns fueling killings in Karamoja – RDC
Abim, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Resident District Commissioner (RDC) of Abim says the high incidents leading to death by shooting in the district are fueled by armed Karimojong warriors who continuously attack to steal cows. Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka says that the armed Karamojong mainly from Kotido turn their …
Read More »Jinja RDC Eric Sakwa granted bail
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Jinja Resident District Commissioner Erick Sakwa has been released on bail. Sakwa alongside and two others were charged with three counts of manslaughter, theft and malicious damage, stemming from the death of one Charles Isanga, a trader from Lwanda village in Mafubira sub county, …
Read More »Farmers in Kyotera demand heightened security to curb vanilla thefts
Kyotera, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Farmers Kyotera district are demanding for a special security consideration to curb the rampant theft of vanilla in the area. Dozens of vanilla farmers in the sub-counties of Kasasa, Kakuuto, Nabisaga and Kabira are decrying the high rate at which they are losing farm …
Read More »Thugs arrested with 160 stolen mobile phones in Bujjuuko
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested one Allan Ggayi, who is suspected to be part of a gang that raided Kawempe retail and mobile money shops stealing over 160 telephones. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango says that Ggayi, a resident of Kyanja was intercepted at Bujuuko, along …
Read More »Nice sack Lamine Diaby Fadiga for stealing a watch
Nice, France | AFP | Nice have terminated the contract of 18-year-old striker Lamine Diaby Fadiga after he admitted stealing a 70,000-euro ($76,500) watch from team-mate Kasper Dolberg “out of jealousy”, the club said Tuesday. “My situation of failure contrasted with the success and aura of Kasper. I lashed out …
Read More »Kadaga directs health committee to probe theft of gov’t medicines
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Health Committee to study an investigative documentary on the illegal sale of government medicines. Kadaga’s directive followed a concern raised by Usuk County Member of Parliament Peter Ogwang about shocking revelations from the documentary titled ‘Stealing …
Read More »UNRA decries theft of construction materials for Pakwach-Panyimur road
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda National Roads Authority- UNRA has raised a red flag over theft of construction materials meant for the Pakwach-Panyimur road. UNRA contracted Kark Technical Services Limited to carry out construction works on the 34km road. The work includes; installation of culverts, paving, levelling deep potholes …
Read More »US charges Chinese national for stealing energy company secrets
Washington, United States | AFP | The US Justice Department announced Friday the arrest of a Chinese national who allegedly stole trade secrets from a US oil company he worked for. Tan Hongjin, 35, was arrested on Thursday in Oklahoma where he lived as a permanent resident. The Justice Department …
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