Tag: UGANDA
41 kenyan fishermen fined KSh 24,000 each for fishing in Ugandan territory
TV47
41 Kenyan fishermen arrested by Ugandan police near Lolwe Island, in Lake Victoria have been slapped with a fine of
Court orders woman to pay KSh360,000 after failing to marry man who financed her education
TV47
A court in western Uganda ruled that a woman pay USh10.4 million (KSh360,991) in damages for breaching a marriage pr
LGBTQ+ Kenyans and Ugandans hide from wave of homophobic abuse
Reuters
LGBTQ+ Kenyans say they are living in fear after a pro-gay court ruling triggered an outpouring of abuse and death threats, while an anti-gay bill in neighbouring Uganda has stoked a rise in hate incidents, according to East African activists.
Girl, 17, 'resurrects' in mortuary after mob attack for stealing bananas
Albanus Kiswili
Police in Uganda have launched investigations into an incident where a 17-year-old girl who had been reported dead was found alive in a morgue.The victim had been pronounced dead after being subjected to mob justice for allegedly stealing b
Arsenal versus Man. City: Ugandan youth leader, 25, stabbed to death in post-match fight
Rose Gicheru
Police in Kampala are investigating an incident where a youth leader was allegedly stabbed after intervening in a fight among football fans.The deceased, Allan Kakumba Allan, a youth councillor of Masajja A in Ssabagabo-Makindye was reporte
20 Arsenal fans arrested for taking to the streets to celebrate win against Manchester United
Albanus Kiswili
The Sunday, January 22 evening match between the two arch-rivals saw Arsenal restore their five-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.
Soldier beats man to death after catching him romping with wife in matrimonial bed
Albanus Kiswili
Police have launched a manhunt for a Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) soldier who allegedly beat his wife's lover to death.It is reported that Walter Opito returned to his home unannounced on Saturday, January 14 in Dokolo District wher
Uganda court quashes part of law used against government critics
Reuters
A court in Uganda on Tuesday quashed a section of a communications law that has been used to prosecute government critics, journalists and writers, including two who fled to exile in Germany, its judgment said.Under Uganda's Computer Misuse
Nine suffocate to death in Ugandan New Year firework crush
Reuters
At least nine people including a 10-year-old boy suffocated to death as crowds rushing to see a New Year's firework display got stuck in a narrow corridor in a shopping mall near Uganda's capital, police said.People started pushing through
U.S. couple detained in Uganda over torture of 10-year-old boy face death penalty
Reuters
A U.S. couple detained in Uganda on charges of aggravated torture of a 10-year-old boy face an additional charge of aggravated child trafficking which carries the death penalty if they are convicted, the state prosecutor said on Wednesday.N
Al-shabaab gunman kills three Kenyan peacekeepers in Somalia
Albanus Kiswili
Three Kenyan peacekeepers have been shot dead by an Al-Shabaab militant in Somalia.Confirming the incident, a Kenyan military official told Al Jazeera that the gunman entered a military base in Somalia and opened fire, killing the three and
11 killed in Uganda school for the blind inferno
TV47
Eleven (11) people, mostly children, were killed in a fire that broke out at Salama School for the Blind in Mukono District, Uganda early Tuesday, October 25 morning.Six others were admitted to Herona Hospital in Kisoga in critical conditio
"Lie low like an envelope”- NRM faction warns Museveni's competitors as it plots 2026 candidacy
Roving Correspondent
A section of Uganda's ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party leaders want incumbent President Yoweri Museveni to run again in the 2026 general election. If its wishes materialise, Museveni will have an unparalleled seventh ele
"Very sorry ndugu zetu Wakenya" - Museveni apologises over son's tweets, explains why he promoted him
Albanus Kiswili
Uganda President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Wednesday, October 5 apologised to Kenyans for his son, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba's tweets touching on Kenya.Kainerugaba sparked debate on Twitter when he hinted at merging the two nations (Kenya
Museveni's son on KoT's receiving end after a series of controversial tweets
Albanus Kiswili
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni's son General Kainerugaba Muhoozi says that Kenya and Uganda will be one nation.Speaking on Twitter, Muhoozi says that the borders instilled by the British colonies during the scramble and partition for Afri
Five health workers test positive for Ebola Virus
Albanus Kiswili
Six health workers in Uganda are currently receiving medical attention after testing positive for the Ebola Virus.Ugandan Ebola Virus Disease taskforce in Mubende District
Alarm as seven suspected Ebola patients escape from quarantine zones
Albanus Kiswili
Seven suspected Ebola patients have reportedly ran away from a quarantine zone in Mubende District, central Uganda.Health officials says that the seven escaped a surveillance health team over the weekend where they had been subjected to mon
Uganda: Ebola caseload rises to 16 as outbreak grows
Reuters
Uganda said on Sunday its Ebola caseload had jumped to 16 people while a further 18 people also likely had the disease, fuelling fears of a spreading outbreak that involves a strain for which a vaccine has not yet been found.In a tweet, the
Two sentenced to 40 years in prison for attempting to 'sacrifice' six-year-old boy
TV47
Two men who attempted to murder a six-year-old boy for a ritual sacrifice have been found guilty and sentenced to 40 years in prison.Paul Ngaswireki and Awali Kivumbi were on Monday, September 19 sentenced by Chief Magistrate Sarah Tusiime
Uganda declares Ebola outbreak after Sudan strain found
Reuters
An outbreak of Ebola has been declared in Uganda after health authorities confirmed a case of the relatively rare Sudan strain, the health ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. A 24-year-old man in Uganda's central