The Police and Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers have maintained deployment at opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party offices in Rukungiri district. The deployment at the party offices located along Republic Road in Rukungiri town follows reports that some party leaders are preparing to hold prayers over the arrest and remanding of Dr. […]
The Police in conjunction with the UPDF, intelligence and local council vigilantes have arrested 18 suspected criminals who have been terrorizing Mukono and the surrounding areas. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Metropolitan spokesperson says the suspects’ arrest followed a successful joint operation which was conducted on Monday, November 25, 2024, between 11:00pm and 4:00am in Kubbiri, […]
The Fourth Infantry Division Court Martial has sentenced a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer to 52 years in jail for failure to protect war materials. Private Owen Okumu (27) was convicted by the court which sat at the Fourth Infantry Division Headquarters in Gulu City between Thursday and Friday. He pleaded guilty to charges […]
A section of personnel from the Fisheries Protection Unit (FPU) and police officers today fired live ammunition to disperse a group of fishermen protesting the death of one of their colleagues and the detention of another. The two fishermen, Richard Ngobi and Collin Omuntu, from Masese Landing Site in Jinja City, went fishing around 11:00 […]
Leaders and supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP) have condemned the Police for blocking the mobilization tours of the Party President in Migyera town council. On Friday, the Police and Uganda Peoples’ Defense Force (UPDF) in Nakasongola district blocked the mobilization tours of Robert Kyagulanyi. Kyagulanyi was supposed to address his supporters at Migyera […]
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has again halted the countrywide tours of National Unity Platform (NUP) tours citing failure to respect law and order. In a letter addressed to the NUP’s Secretary General, signed by the Police Spokesperson, ACP Kituuma Rusoke on behalf of the Inspector General of Police, it has highlighted the failure to […]
The Minister for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Judith Nabakooba, has decried the increased forgeries of land documents across the country. This was during the opening of a two-day National Land Policy consultative meeting for Buganda sub-region that was held at Ridar Hotel in Mukono district on Monday. “I have been told six out of […]
The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr Johnson Byabashaija has transferred 52 prison commanders and sent others on leave. The transferred officers include one Senior Superintendent of Prison (SSP), and eight Superintendents of Prison (SPs) while 11 are Assistant Superintendents of Prison (ASPs). SSP Samson Hasakya has been transferred to Kakiika Prison, SP Herbert Muhangi transferred […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is also the Commander-In- Chief of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has today passed-out 203 officer cadets at Uganda Military Academy, Kabamba. The President congratulated the new officer cadets on being commissioned. “There are three (3) types of people among the 203 cadets. One type are the ones who have […]
The Police are investigating unknown assailants who brutally attacked a Vision Group correspondent, Deo Ganyana who was on Tuesday night assaulted by thugs on his way from an assignment. Ganyana, a journalist attached to Bukedde Newspaper is said to have been attacked on Tuesday night on Northern bypass near Kawala flyover. It is alleged […]