Chemutayi who is attached to the UPDF Tactical Training Center in Ruhengere, Kiruhura District was arrested after he knocked a Boda Boda rider in Mukono Central town on Thursday.
“We used to have a cordial relationship with the civilians but out of nowhere, a section of youth started accusing us of fostering relationships with their girlfriends and in turn, created cliques of battering us within the trading centres which is really absurd,” he said.
Ngobi who is currently detained at Gadaffi military barracks is accused of impersonating as a chieftaincy of military intelligence-CMI personnel with an aim of defrauding unsuspecting civilians of their money.
The suspects, who were paraded at Gadaffi barracks this morning, confessed to owning army uniforms denied being in possession of firearms. Edwin Mawanda, the Jinja Zone UPDF spokesperson, says the suspects have been terrorising people in Kamuli, Luuka and Jinja district.
The deceased was shot during Saturday's chaos which ensued following delayed declaration of results after the National Resistance movement-NRM primaries in Bugiri district.
According to our reporter, the voters decided to storm the police station after Bugiri District NRM party registrar to declare a winner between the incumbent, Agnes Taka Wejuli and Hadija Babi.
The Division Spokesperson, Maj. Charles Kabona says Lt. Denis Gumisiriza and his co-accused were deployed in Kyarenga, Ruborogota sub-county in Isingiro district to enforce the Health Ministry Covid19 preventive guidelines and presidential directives.
According to UPDF First Division Spokesperson, Major Bilal Katamba the trial was postponed because of eid-el adhuha celebrations. He, however, says that another date will be fixed.
Eng Besigye Bekunda, the head of the engineering Brigade, says the major task they had to accomplish in the first phase was the construction of the perimeter wall around the stadium and they have completed it.
Gen. Kavuma revealed that it is for this reason that the suspects will stand trial in an open court martial in Mityana town to restore public confidence in the force.
The LDU, Thomas Jolly Opoka was found guilty of murdering a 65-year-old resident of Amati parish in Oyam District. The deceased was identified as Francis Ogwang Munu, a member of the village COVID- 19 task force, who was allegedly assaulted to death during an operation to enforce night-curfew on June 27.
A huge cloud of smoke coupled with a sharp flame was visible from all corners of the Jinja Central Business district which attracted crowds to gather around the factory gate. The crowd was later dispersed by UPDF personnel who tasked them to vacate the premises immediately.
The 3rd Division Spokesman Maj. Peter Mugisa says that the UPDF registered the success from January to date when they stepped up the disarmament program alongside operations against cattle raids. The disarmament followed an outcry over raids that threatened the peace in Karamoja.
Brigadier Michael Kabango, the Uganda People’s Defense Forces 5th Division Commander said that the continued congestion at Lira Produce Lane and the Bus Park contravenes with the social distancing guidelines issued by the Ministry of Health to curtail to spread of coronavirus.
UPDF Deputy Spokesperson, Lt. Col Deo Akiiki says only a few people will be cleared to attend the funeral in line with the Covid-19 preventive guidelines instituted by Ministry of Health.
Capt. George Musinguzi, the UPDF spokesperson in Busoga sub-region says that the contacts have been grouped basing on their closeness with the victim during her stay at the barracks in order to ease monitoring by the standby health team stationed in the barracks premises.
David Pulkol, who represented the deceased’s family, said he was happy with the level of cooperation UPDF has exhibited and pleaded for justice to prevail.
Emoding was killed over the weekend and his body dumped on railway slippers in Magamaga trading centre, Mayuge district.
His lifeless body was found with wounds on the neck, hands and legs.
