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Police in Njeru, Buikwe District, arrested a soldier, member of the Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF), for defiling and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter, Dailymonitor reported. The victim is a P.7 pupil in Njeru. The Ssezibwa Region Police Spokesperson, Ms Hellen Butoto, said the suspect was arrested on July 28 and …

A Court in Kampala has issued an arrest warrant for opposition leader Dr Kizza Besigye and political activist Samuel Walter Mukaaku after the two allegedly fled from court in a case in which they are accused of incitement to violence, Dailymonitor reported. The court’s senior magistrate, Asuman Muhumuza, was asked …

A video showing a man believed to be a Ugandan pastor, his wife and their daughter walking completely naked in public to allegedly follow the footsteps of Adam and Eve has emerged online and sparked numerous reactions, Pulse agency reported. A Twitter user identified as @EricJimmyLevi shared the explicit footage …

150 students of Nakanyonyi Senior Secondary School have been taken to hospital over suspected food poisoning in Nagalama, Uganda, according to reports. “The students had supper before they started complaining about stomachache and developed diarrhea,” a teacher said. “They were given tablets but the situation became worse as some of …

A woman claims to have been miraculously pregnant, giving birth to a healthy baby boy, despite retaining her virginity in Uganda, according to reports. The Ugandan community is grappling with an extraordinary case that has left medical experts bewildered and questioning the boundaries of science while residents are living in …

Police in the Sheema district of western Uganda have arrested a 40-year-old man who assaulted his son to death for stealing coffee beans from his garden. “The suspect assaulted his son using a big stick,” reports said. The boy managed to escape to a neighbor’s house for refuge. He stayed …

Security operatives in Kakiri Wakiso District have arrested three suspected robbers in Bulabakulu village in Mende Sub County, Uganda. The three suspects have been terrorizing people in the area using machetes. They carried out the operations following the spate of killing and robbering in the area,” according to the spokesperson …

A 17-year-old student from Busibo secondary school was killed in a fight with other men in Kayamoukondo cell in Sheema municipality, Uganda, according to reports. “The incident happened when the deceased and his brother had taken coffee for sale at kanyamoukondo trading center,” reports said. “The deceased started loading the …

The death toll from the terrorist attack on the Mpondwe high school near the Congolese border on the night of June 16-17, 2023, has risen to 43 in Uganda. In the aftermath, the opposition blamed the government, in particular, for Uganda’s security capabilities. “The attack could be the group’s revenge …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni proves unwavering, after signing what international community termed as one of the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ laws. The anti-homosexuality law carries penalties of up to the death penalty. Mr Museveni says it was necessary to prevent members of the LGBTQ community from being ‘disoriented‘ from ‘recruiting’ other …