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Matrons poison 70 children

Police have arrested two matrons of Kitega Junior primary school in Buikwe in Buganda kingdom over allegedly poisoning 70 children. Police are yet to establish the motive of these women. The children are currently in poor condition and the doctors at Kawolo Hospital are doing whatever is possible on earth to save their lives. Several […]

Opposition members who asked British Parliament to investigate oil saga in Uganda face arrest on president Museveni orders

Opposition members in Uganda who petitioned the British Parliament asking it to investigate the oil agreements recently signed between Uganda and Tullow oil company face arrest. Uganda intelligence officers intercepted this letter yesterday and handed it over to president Museveni who has now directed police to hunt for the people behind it. The authors of […]

US, Museveni held talks on security

President Museveni and theUSdeputy Secretary of State, William Burns have held talks on bilateral issues such as regional security, human rights issues and good governance.  The talks between Museveni and Burns highlighted the strength of the bilateral partnership between US and Uganda on a wide range of  issues, including regional security and good governance and […]

Army vows to arrest opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye

The UPDF have vowed to arrest Uganda ’s opposition strongman, Col. Kiiza Besigye if he dare declare a rebellion on the government of Uganda . This follows intelligence reports that the FDC leader is plotting to declare an armed rebellion on the Kampala government. Besigye who was the first runner up during the February presidential […]

Police arrests Besigye, MP Mathias Mpuuga, Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago and Kampala woman MP Nabilah Sempala

The police inKampalahave arrestedUganda’s opposition leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye , Masaka Central MP, Mathias Mpuuga, Kampala Lord Mayor, Erias Lukwago, and the woman MP forKampaladistrict, Nabilah Sempala.  The police accused Besigye, Nabilah, Mpuuga and Lukwago of re-launching ‘walk to work’ protests. The spokesman of the police, Asuman Mugyenyi says that these politicians were arrested because […]

Police re-arrests FDC iron lady Ingrid Turinawe

The head of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Women League, Ingrid Turinawe has been rearrested and detained at Kasangati police station. Ingrid Turinawe was arrested near her home on Gayaza road on suspicion that she was preparing to prelaunch ‘walk to work’ protests. The police officers who arrested her were commandeered by Sam Omara, the […]

Opposition recruits rebel groups

The army and police are probing reports that FDC and other opposition parties are secretly recruiting people into rebel activities. This follows intelligence reports last week that led to arrest of two opposition cadres in Nansana who had been reportedly recruited into rebel activities. Sources in CMI have told us that they have recruited some […]

Jobs conman arrested in Kampala

Police have confirmed the arrest of Yusuf Kasajja and other 5 people alleged to have extorted money from Ugandans claiming to get them jobs or enable them access President Museveni. The Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson Ibin Ssenkumbi says Kasajja formed an association called Uganda Volunteers Movement Association based in Ndeeba to mobilise local people. He says […]

Police have suffered most from government’s insensitive policies

Since April 2011, activists for change (A4C) have been campaigning against government’s failure to manage rising cost of living, inflation and wastage of public resources which affect every Ugandan. Protesters from all walks of life including students to elderly citizens, ordinary working people to opposition party leaders, parliamentarians, lawyers, traders, civil society etc came out […]