Namuwonge accused her children of stealing food (beans) and thereafter, intentionally kept them at home without seeking medical attention.
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Foreign tourists, Ugandan driver killed by suspected terrorists
On October 15, President Museveni called on Ugandans to be vigilant following an earlier deadly ambush by ADF terrorists in Kasese.
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Usalama kwa wote – Karamoja: 27,000 warriors arrested, 1,015 guns recovered
Cattle theft in the Karamoja sub-region is gradually reducing after the intervention by the UPDF.
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1 trader shot dead, another wounded in an ADF ambush in Kasese last night
ADF remains a headache for Uganda but they are being decimated.
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Pure-Love Uganda NGO boss wanted for sexually exploiting children under care
The NGO was registered in 2015, and we encourage any other victims still out there, to come forward and share any information they have with the police.
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“40 days over”: Police in Otuke gun down wanted criminal
He used the stolen gun and shot dead Costa Apio, 73, a resident of Alutkot village, Olilim sub-county, Otuke district.
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Man netted with 200 pieces of timber cut from Mabira forest arraigned
In 2021, Uganda lost 49,000 hectares of tree cover, equivalent to 23.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions.
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A soldier who shot 18 cows dead in Nakapiripirit to be subjected to health check
The suspected soldier has been arrested and will be subjected to a health check, UPDF has said.
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Gun missing after a policeman attached to EC Otuke hit by unknown thugs
Findings also indicate that the suspects hit PC Oculi with a blunt object on the right side of his head, rendering him unconscious with deep injuries, and his gun was subsequently taken.
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Report: Payment card fraud losses worldwide exceeded $32 billion in 2021
In addition to the financial and reputational impact of fraud on merchants and issuers, there are also the costs associated with high levels of false declines.
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Private and public CCTV installations, usage across Lango ordered for assessment
Installations to have CCTV usage assessed are the government buildings, petrol stations, schools, markets, among others.
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Kole North MP exposes massive rot in PDM and UWEP programmes in the constituency
Between May 11 and June 20, 2023, a period of more than one month, the account only had shs5 instead of shs 57,198,618 for one of the Kole North beneficiaries.