Bukedi North, Pallisa district— Police in Bukedi North are investigating two separate tragic incidents that claimed the lives of a six-year-old boy and a fisherman in Pallisa District over the past month.
The State Minister for Lands, Hon. Sam Mayanja, has ordered the arrest of Andrew Akandwanaho, the land manager for the late Christopher Obeya, over allegations of violently evicting residents, demolishing their homes, and filing false criminal charges against them.
A 40-year-old woman has been further remanded to Luzira Prison after appearing before the Senior Magistrate’s Court in Mukono on charges of murdering her husband and concealing his body with the alleged assistance of her children.
The United Nations African Institute for the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders (UNAFRI), in collaboration with the Afro-Arab Youth Council, has raised urgent concerns over critical weaknesses in Africa’s criminal justice systems—particularly the shortage of cybercrime trainers, lack of electronic evidence skills, and fears that crime data transparency could harm tourism.
During Easter prayers in Mukono, Samuel Lwandasa, the leader of Born-Again churches in Greater Mukono and Bishop of Mt. Lebanon Christian Centre Cathedral, delivered a strong message condemning the growing cases of murder, corruption, and moral decline in Uganda.