Kampala, May 23, 2025 – The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has raised alarms over rebel groups allegedly planning violent attacks and economic sabotage, while accusing foreign diplomats—including Germany’s ambassador—of funding destabilization efforts.

In a press release dated May 23, 2025, the Ministry of Defence & Veteran Affairs disclosed that security agencies have arrested multiple suspects linked to armed rebellion, bomb plots, and vandalism of electricity infrastructure in central Uganda. Districts such as Wakiso, Mukono, Kayunga, Luweero, and greater Masaka have been particularly affected.

The court in Busia has remanded the Busia district chairman to Masafu government prison on charges of unlawful confinement and threatening violence.
Court presided over by Specioza Avako heard that on May 9th, Mugeni unlawfully confined and threatened violence against David Lubuka, who is the Busia district Chief Administrative Officer.

A 22-year-old inmate, Alex Wolibwa, alias Magolo, collapsed and died while being rushed for medical treatment after fainting during forced labor at a farm in Bulambuli District. The incident has reignited outrage over Uganda’s brutal prison conditions, where inmates face overwork, starvation wages, and alleged exploitation by authorities.

A somber mood has descended upon Sseke Main Village in Kinoni Ward A, Kinoni Town Council, Lwengo District, after residents made a grim discovery - their neighbor, 50-year-old Lugemwa Banku, lay dead in his home. The unsettling find came when villagers noticed an unusual stench emanating from the dwelling, prompting them to investigate.  

Luweero, Uganda – Police in Luweero are hunting for Mzee Dan Kyobe, an elderly man accused of orchestrating a brazen land fraud scheme that has left his children homeless and multiple buyers in financial ruin. The scandal involves a contested piece of land in Ngaaju Village, where Kyobe allegedly sold the same property to multiple unsuspecting buyers before mysteriously disappearing.  

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