Ugandan athlete Cheptegei dies after attack by former boyfriend in Kenya
The Uganda Athletics Federation (UAF) has confirmed the demise of Rebecca Cheptegei after a fight with her former boyfriend. Cheptegei, according to the federation, died on Thursday morning at the Moi Referral Hospital. She had burns to more than 75% of her body after being doused in petrol and set on fire, police said on […]
Uganda police change tune on Bobi Wine’s injury
Police in Uganda have recanted their earlier statement concerning the suspected shooting of opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. In a change of tune, police spokesman Rusoke Kituuma on Wednesday, September 4, 2024, told the press that they were in the process of conducting fresh investigations surrounding the incident, […]
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine injured, his party says
Ugandan opposition figure Bobi Wine was shot in the leg in a confrontation with police Tuesday just outside the capital, Kampala, his opposition group said. Photos posted online showed Wine surrounded by followers who yelled that he had been shot in the leg before some supported him into a waiting car. His party, the National […]
Self-proclaimed healer found with 24 human skulls
A Ugandan man allegedly found with 24 human skulls may have been using them for human sacrifice and could face life in prison, the police have told the BBC. Police spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect, Ddamulira Godfrey, would be charged under the Prevention and Prohibition of Human Sacrifice Act. Animal remains and skins were […]
‘When I become President anyone who doubts it will be in trouble’ – Museveni’s son vows
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s long-serving President Yoweri Museveni and the Chief of Uganda’s Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF), set social media ablaze on Saturday, August 24, 2024, with a series of provocative posts on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. His comments, ranging from political declarations to outlandish claims, have once again drawn […]
Uganda protest organisers playing with fire, Museveni says
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has warned protesters that they will be “playing with fire” if they press ahead with plans to stage an anti-corruption march to parliament on Tuesday. Young Ugandans have been organising the march on social media to demand an end to corruption in government. They have been partly inspired by their counterparts […]
Uganda sues Kenya over oil importation deal
The Ugandan government has sued Kenya on the recent stalemate over the importation deal of petroleum oil from Mombasa port. This after Kenya declined a request to have Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) register as an oil marketing company locally to use Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC)’s network for handling and transporting fuel headed to Uganda. […]