‌Thugs drug guards, break into Luwero CAO, RDC and LC5 offices
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/12/thugs-drug-guards-break-into-luwero-cao-rdc-and-lc5-offices/

Luwero, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | Police have cordoned off the Luwero district headquarters to start investigations into a raid that occurred on Wednesday night, orchestrated…

‌Masaka Diocese raise alarm over church break-ins, theft of instruments
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/12/masaka-diocese-raise-alarm-over-church-break-ins-theft-of-instruments/

Masaka, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | The Masaka Diocese is grappling with a surge in church break-ins, causing distress among parishioners and clergy alike. In a series…

‌Kenyan court extends detention of 7 gang rape suspects to 14 days
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/12/kenyan-court-extends-detention-of-7-gang-rape-suspects-to-14-days/

Bomet, Kenya | By Michael Wandati | In a development stemming from a widely circulated video depicting agang-rape incident, a Bomet court has granted detectives a 14-day…

‌Ugandan shilling gains ground as central bank intervenes
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/12/ugandan-shilling-gains-ground-as-central-bank-intervenes/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | For the second consecutive time, the Bank of Uganda has opted to raise its key monetary rate, this time by…

‌Uganda seeks funds to destroy over 10m expired COVID vaccines
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/13/uganda-seeks-funds-to-destroy-over-10m-expired-covid-vaccines/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | The National Medical Stores (NMS) faces a significant challenge with a stockpile of COVID-19 vaccines valued at Shs 400 billion that…

‌Nigeria jails transgender celeb Bobrisky for throwing money into the air
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/13/nigeria-jails-transgender-celeb-bobrisky-for-throwing-money-into-the-air/

Abuja, Nigeria | By Michael Wandati | A Nigerian court issued a ruling on Friday 12, April 2024 against Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, a prominent figure in the LGBTQ community…

‌Uganda arrests former Equity Bank boss connected to $16m fraud
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/13/uganda-arrests-former-equity-bank-boss-connected-to-16m-fraud/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | Ugandan authorities have arrested Kenneth Onyango, the former Executive Director for Commercial Banking at Equity Bank Uganda. This arrest is related to…

‌Viral Hepatitis killing 3,500 people daily – WHO warns
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/13/viral-hepatitis-killing-3500-people-daily-who-warns/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | According to the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO), viral hepatitis ranks as the second leading infectious cause of…

‌SFC dismisses claims of shooting dead NUP supporter
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/14/sfc-dismisses-claims-of-shooting-dead-nup-supporter/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | The Special Forces Command (SFC) has refuted claims suggesting their involvement in the shooting death of a National Unity Platform (NUP) supporter…

‌US President Joe Biden reaffirms backing for Israel in wake of Iran’s attack
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/14/us-president-joe-biden-reaffirms-backing-for-israel-in-wake-of-irans-attack/

Washington, D.C., United States | By Michael Wandati | On Saturday, in response to Iran’s “unprecedented” attack on Israel, U.S. President Joe Biden has restated the U.S’s unwavering commitment…

‌Amid Sudan’s destruction, hunger and deaths, global attention diverted elsewhere
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/14/amid-sudans-destruction-hunger-and-deaths-global-attention-diverted-elsewhere/

Khartoum, Sudan | By Michael Wandati | Sudan’s ongoing year-long conflict has not only worn out the patience of the international community but has also been overshadowed by…

‌UBOS receives 100,000 tablets ahead of the national census
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/14/ubos-receives-100000-tablets-ahead-of-the-national-census/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | The Uganda National Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has received the initial shipment of tablets intended for use in the upcoming National…

‌Govt confirms 13 cases of red eye disease in Arua city schools
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/14/govt-confirms-13-cases-of-red-eye-disease-in-arua-city-schools/

Arua, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | The Ministry of Health has confirmed 13 cases of conjunctivitis, commonly known as “red eyes disease,” within schools in…

‌How Ssabanyala Kimeze survived lynching by family members
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/14/how-ssabanyala-kimeze-survived-lynching-by-family-members/

Kayunga, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | The swearing-in ceremony of ministers from Bunyala took an unexpected turn as Ssabanyala, Maj (Rtd) Baker Kimeze narrowly escaped lynching by…

‌How Ssabanyala Kimeze survived lynching by family members
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/14/how-ssabanyala-kimeze-survived-lynching-by-family-members/

Kayunga, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | The swearing-in ceremony of ministers from Bunyala took an unexpected turn as Ssabanyala, Maj (Rtd) Baker Kimeze narrowly escaped lynching by…

‌Police officers arrested for stealing Shs 60m exhibit
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/16/police-officers-arrested-for-stealing-shs-60m-exhibit/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | Eight police officers from the Kira-Police Division in Kira Municipality, Wakiso District, have been arrested for allegedly stealing sixty million shillings,…

‌40-year-old Kisii woman arraigned in court for defiling boy aged 17
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/16/40-year-old-kisii-woman-arraigned-in-court-for-defiling-boy-aged-17/

Kisii, Kenya | By Michael Wandati | In Kisii’s Gucha South sub-county, a 40-year-old woman named Vane Moraa Ondieki appeared in court on Monday 15, April 2024, accused…

‌Two arrested for offering police Shs 2m bribe to kill murder case
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/16/two-arrested-for-offering-police-shs-2m-bribe-to-kill-murder-case/

Arua, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | Two individuals, Annet Ajikia and Brian Nyakuta, both residents of Nyio Village, Nyio Parish, Vurra Sub County in Arua District, were…

‌Speaker Among orders removal of ‘scrap’ Pioneer Buses from Namboole land
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/16/speaker-among-orders-removal-of-scrap-pioneer-buses-from-namboole-land/

Kampala, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | Anita Among, the Speaker of Parliament, has issued a directive for the immediate removal of Pioneer Buses parked at the…

‌Fatal crash at Nkumba traffic lights claims life of lawyer
https://www.dispatch.ug/2024/04/17/fatal-crash-at-nkumba-traffic-lights-claims-life-of-lawyer/

Wakiso, Uganda | By Michael Wandati | In a tragic incident along Entebbe Road in Wakiso District, a fatal crash has left one person dead and two vehicles…