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No hawking licence to foreigners, says govt

Uganda, March 8 -- The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives stopped urban and local government authorities from granting licences to foreigners who deal in hawking. In a February 2 letter, Ms... Read More


Govt bans sale ofmeat in Kampala

Uganda, March 8 -- Thousands of jobs and livelihoods are in peril following government's, as yet, unannounced ban on the trade in meat throughout Kampala to stem the spread of a deadly animal disease.... Read More


State drops charges against Gen Kayihura's men

Uganda, March 5 -- Col Atwooki Ndahura, who was the director of Police Crime Intelligence, and six other police officers have been set free after the military prosecutors dropped charges of abducting ... Read More


Ochola's six years as IGP

Uganda, March 5 -- Mr Martins Okoth-Ochola wore a smile on his face as senior officers he supervised bid him farewell after ending six years as the Inspector General of Police at the police headquarte... Read More


Museveni turns guns on corrupt military officers

Uganda, March 1 -- Several days after he launched a ground-breaking document shaking up the structure and posture of the national army, President Museveni has set his sights on the spectre of corrupti... Read More


More details emerge on clan head's killing

Uganda, Feb. 27 -- The suspect in the murder of the Buganda Kingdom clan leader has regained consciousness and can ably talk after getting treatment from Mulago National Referral Hospital. Mr Noah Lu... Read More


Fresh details emerge on killing of Joan Kagezi

Uganda, Feb. 24 -- The four suspected killers of a senior prosecutor Joan Kagezi were reportedly promised $200,000 (about Shs775m) to execute a mission where they allegedly shot her to death near a gr... Read More


Gun violence deaths rise as IGP Ochola claims drop

Uganda, Feb. 23 -- Gun violence has continued to rise with 330 people dead in the 300 cases of murder by shooting registered in 2023, which was a 7.5 per cent rise compared to statistics in 2022 despi... Read More


Murders, road crashes claim 25 Ugandans daily

Uganda, Feb. 23 -- A dozen Ugandans are murdered and a similar number die in road crashes every day, according to the latest police crime report. The findings released on Wednesday list pedestrians a... Read More


Ugandans lose Shs1.8t to criminals in one year

Uganda, Feb. 22 -- Ugandans lost cash and valuable assets worth Shs1.8 trillion to criminals in 2023, up from Shs859b the year before, despite overall crime prevalence declining by 1.5 percent last ye... Read More