How a Toyota Prado stolen at Busega was traced to Congo

When Samuel Lukanga, a 54- year-old traditional doctor in Busega, Kampala, was called by his driver, John Mutumba at about midnight, his heart skipped a beat. Instinct told him the call bore bad n...


Busoga murder trail: Confessions to police

Leader of the Shiite Muslim sect in Uganda Sheikh Abdulkadiri Muwaya was bent on doing what the Quran tells every Muslim to do – spreading Islam. Many who knew Sheikh Muwaya say he devoted his e...


The love triangle that ended in an acid attack

When Norah Kasakya was invited by her former lover to go for an outing, she didn’t know he had ill intentions. It all started when Idi Wamini, a resident of Bukasya in Mbale District, invited he...


Defilement: The disease

A 17-year-old girl in Kitgum was abducted on her way to school, and repeatedly defiled by a man early this year. At first, the girl managed to escape and crossed the border into Kenya seeking safe...


Girl raped by "good Samaritan"

When Loyce sent her 16-year-old daughter to Bubirabi Trading Centre in Bumboi Sub-County, Mbale District to go buy drugs at 6pm, she did not know she was pushing her into the claws of a rapist. It...


Miscarriage of justice? When a magistrate sentenced murderers to a caution

On April 14, 2012, John Sseruyinda, a fruit vendor at Nakasero Market, woke up and raced to work like he had always done. Sseruyinda’s hope was to make money and return home with food for his fa...


Sobi: The notorious city robbery

For several years, Paddy Sserunjogi, alias Sobi, allegedly terrorized Kampala City with his gang of about 30 to 50 men. According to the police, Sobi’s gang conducted a range of criminal activit...


Squatters kill landlord in land dispute

Patrick Tenywa had had a long and tedious court battle over a piece of land which had many squatters at Bulwamaza zone in Kitayungwa Sub-county, Kamuli District. Like many land cases in court, it ...


Woman’s thirst for wealth forces her to steal baby

First, it was the breast that triggered Abdullah Kasendwa’s curiosity. Kasendwa stole a glance as Nakabazi gently pulled her blouse to expose her breast. She then nervously covered it. Shyly, he...


Woman lured to Malaysia with job offer and forced into prostitution

Nalu spent two years looking for a job in vain after completing a diploma in Mass Communication. When Dalvin Mwesigwa reportedly told her about employment opportunities in Malaysia, she thought th...


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