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ACP Sam Omala Bleathes His Last

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6 days ago

April 28, 2025

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Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police, Sam Omala, has passed on.

Omala was confirmed dead this morning at Mulago Hospital in Kampala after a long battle with cancer.

Omala retired from the police in the year 2020 after reaching sixty years and had been living in and out of hospitals for the greater part of his retirement.

The former Kampala North Police operations commander is popular for quelling Kizza Besigye’s walk-to-work protests in 2011 and will be remembered as a ‘tormentor’ by many in opposition politics in the country.

It should be noted that in November last year, Omala asked for forgiveness from anyone he had wronged, including Dr. Kizza Besigye.

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REPORT: Rajiv Ruparelia’s Death

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1 day ago

May 3, 2025

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Deputy Police Spokesperson, Kampala Metropolitan ASP Luke Owoyesigyire has confirmed that a single fatal crash, on 03/05/2025 at 1:54 am on the Entebbe expressway claimed the life of Rajiv Ruparelia (35), son of business tycoon Dr Sudhir Ruparelia.

Owoyesigyire stated that a white Nissan GTR (UAT 638L) crashed, overturned, and caught fire at the Busabala flyover. “We have been informed that the driver was Rajiv Ruparelia (35). He died at the scene. Investigations are ongoing,” he said.

POLICE STATEMENT

We regret to report a tragic single fatal crash that occurred in the early hours of Saturday, May 3, 2025, at approximately 01:54 AM at the Busabala Flyover traffic lights, located in Makindye-Ssabagabo, Wakiso District.

The crash involved a Nissan GTR motor vehicle registration number UAT 638L traveling from Kajjansi towards Munyonyo. Preliminary investigations indicate that the driver lost control of the vehicle after colliding with temporary pavements installed at the roundabout section of the flyover. The vehicle subsequently overturned and caught fire, leading to the instant death of the driver, identified as Mr. Rajiv Ruparelia.