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By Kabuye Ronald In a continued effort to combat crime in the Kampala Metropolitan Area, police conducted coordinated disruptive operations on 15th February 2026 between 2000hrs and 0130hrs. Nsangi Policing Division, carried out operations in areas of Kyengera, Kazinga, Nabaziza, Wakimese, Masanda, Kinaawa, Kikajjo, Kasenge and Nakasozi. According to the Spokesperson Kampala Metropolitan Police SP Racheal Kawala, the operations targeted …

Kampala– The President of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Minister of Works and Transport, Gen. Katumba Wamala, to implement immediate leadership changes at Uganda Airlines in a move aimed at addressing management weaknesses within the national carrier. In a directive dated February 13, 2026, the President ordered the appointment of Girma Wake as Consultant and Advisor to help rectify …

Three prominent homophobes lost their bids for reelection to Uganda’s parliament  Voters in Uganda rejected reelection bids of three prominent MPs who had played key roles in introducing harsh anti-LGBT laws in national elections that took place in January amid widespread unrest and allegations of vote rigging. Among the members of parliament who were rejected by the electorate are renowned …

Kasangati Police have granted police bond to Tumusiime Kakuru, a lawyer to Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, also known as Bobi Wine, following his arrest on Monday afternoon in Magere, Wakiso District. Lawyer Tumusiime Kakuru at Kasangati Police. Kakuru was detained and later charged with public nuisance under case file number SD 57/16/2/26. According to police, he was released on bond at …

Ndeeba,Kampala– The Nyarushanje Community in Kampala on Sunday held a surprise thanksgiving Holy Mass and dinner in honour of Flavian Zeija, following his recent appointment as Chief Justice of Uganda. Chief Justice Flavian Zeija. (Courtesy photo) The thanksgiving, organised by members of the Nyarushanje Community, took place at Pope Paul VI Memorial Hotel and was intended as a moment of gratitude …

Ibanda– The Kiboga High Court Circuit Resident Judge, Justice Jamson Karemani was yesterday formally installed as a Lay Canon of the Diocese of North West Ankole during a service held at St. Paul’s Cathedral, Ibanda. Justice Jamson Karemani  Justice Karemani was installed alongside Ms Byengoma Rosette, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs, in a ceremony presided over …

Hassan Lwabayi Mudiba Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Local Government Workers Union is calling on the government to increase salaries for local government employees in the upcoming 2026/27 financial year. In October 2025, civil servants staged a strike demanding salary enhancements. The industrial action was suspended after the Speaker of Parliament, Annet Anitah Among, addressed the workers …

Mpigi– The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, in collaboration with the Mpigi Police, has arrested five individuals in connection with the unlawful eviction of a Catholic priest from disputed land in Ntinzi Village, located in the Nkozi Sub-county of Mpigi District. The suspects have been identified as Sande Godfrey, Kyebale Daniel (the manager), Lukyamuzi Eric, Magawuli Geoffrey, and Odida Paul, who …

By the Torch Reporter, Security agencies under the Uganda Police Force have arrested more than 160 suspects in a series of coordinated disruptive operations aimed at combating crime in the Kampala Metropolitan Area. Some of the suspects who were arrested. The operations, conducted between February 15 and the morning of February 16, 2026, targeted criminal hotspots, drug abuse centres, and …