Kampala Metropolitan Police arrested two Kawaala Central Zone businessmen who stole £5,970 from British citizen John Bridges. The money should have helped Ugandan orphans, but these men spent it on themselves instead.
Police identified the suspects as 27-year-old Jonathan Kizito, nicknamed Jona, and 20-year-old Titus Kyalimpa. They tricked their victim for four years between 2020 and 2024. They lied about sending money to the Children of God Orphanage in Uganda, but police found that the orphanage never received any funds.
Patrick Onyango, who speaks for Kampala Metropolitan Police, explained that they caught these men after looking into missing charity money. He said these businessmen took advantage of someone trying to help...
Kampala officials arrested two factory bosses because they kept dumping raw sewage into storm drains. The manager from Oxygas and another boss from Markks Packaging Industries broke health rules even after many warnings. The Kampala Capital City Authority told these companies to fix their sewage systems on March 20, but they ignored the orders completely.
The law says companies must handle their waste properly, not just flush it wherever they want. A city worker explained they made these arrests to show everyone that health rules matter for all businesses. Health inspectors had already warned these companies they would face legal trouble if they kept breaking the rules, but the warnings fell on deaf ears.
Local experts say raw sewage...
M23 rebels just took over the town of Minembwe in South Kivu after fierce battles, spreading their control beyond North Kivu where they usually operate. Local reports confirm that Minembwe fell after weeks of fighting between M23 and several opposing forces. Burundian troops and other allied fighters supporting the Congo government had to pull back from the area. This capture shows M23 growing stronger and reaching farther into eastern Congo.
Minembwe sits high in the Hauts Plateaux region of Fizi and has long been a place where different ethnic groups clash. M23 taking control here could make things worse between armed groups and countries near South Kivu and Burundi. At the same time, new fighting broke out near Walikale town in...
President Museveni picked Arthur Mugyenyi to lead the Internal Security Organization as Director General. The position opened up when Brig. Gen. Charles Oluka died earlier this year on January 29. Mugyenyi already works at ISO as a Director and previously ran Internal Security operations in Mbarara District.
The President made more changes to the security agency leadership team. He named Tony Kinyera Apecu as the new Deputy Director General at ISO. Apecu replaces Col. Emma Katabazi, who moves to a diplomatic job. State House announced yesterday afternoon that Katabazi will serve as Deputy Ambassador somewhere.
Uganda and India met last week to discuss making more money together. They came together in New Delhi from March 25 to 26 for their third Joint Trade Committee meeting, the first time they've had this kind of meeting since 2002. Both countries sent important people to discuss ways they can trade more goods and services.
India said they need to work harder because they aren't doing as much business as they could. Right, they trade about $1.3 billion worth of stuff between them, but everyone agrees they can do much more. They want to create a business group that helps companies from both places talk directly to each other. This will make it easier for them to buy and sell things across borders.
They talked about trading more coffee...
African Union peace experts plan to visit South Sudan tomorrow. This group, called the "Panel of the Wise" and led by retired Kenyan Justice Effie Owuor, will stay five days until Sunday. They sent a letter to the UN mission saying they want to help with the current security crisis. The African Union chairperson, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, picked these diplomats on Thursday to step into the tense situation.
The panel hopes to meet President Salva Kiir during their visit. Their letter didn't clearly say if they would talk with First Vice President Dr. Riek Machar, who has been under house arrest since last Wednesday. The group plans to speak with many different officials, including vice presidents, peace agreement groups, election bodies...
Uganda plans to shake up the betting industry with new tax laws. The government just brought forward a bill that wants to make tracking money easier. Finance Minister Matia Kasaija put the Tax Procedures Code Amendment Bill before lawmakers last month. This fresh approach aims to catch more tax dollars from the fast-growing gambling market.
The biggest change? Everyone must pay through one central system. Betting companies can only take bets and pay winners using this government-approved payment gateway. The Bank of Uganda will license this system, and tax officials will watch every transaction. Companies that ignore these rules face huge fines - either double their normal tax bill or a massive penalty, whichever costs more.
These...
Uganda wants to change how people pay taxes. The government plans to use national ID numbers as tax ID numbers for everyone. This idea comes from a new bill that went to Parliament on March 25. If approved, these changes would start next July.
The bill says all Ugandans must use their national ID number when they pay taxes. Companies will use their business registration number instead. People from other countries can still use tax numbers from their home nations if Uganda has a tax deal with them. Government offices would stop giving licenses to anyone without the right ID numbers.
Uganda faces big problems collecting enough money from taxes. The tax office needs to bring in 29.7 trillion Ugandan shillings this year. Every year, about...
The Kibera court told the owners of a city beauty clinic that they must show up on Wednesday. Senior magistrate Samson Temu will give them new instructions about a patient who died after failed cosmetic surgery. Their defense team asked the court Tuesday to push back their plea until Thursday. Attorney Danstan Omari claimed his clients received late notice about the court date.
Omari mentioned that his clients already got special protection from the High Court that blocks police from arresting them. He wanted the plea moved to Thursday when everyone could attend court. He also said they asked the High Court to stop the case completely, arguing the lower court should wait for those results first. Both the government lawyers and the dead...
