The Minister for Presidency, Milly Babirye Babalanda has threatened tough action against Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and District Internal Security Officers (DISOs) over infighting. In a statement delivered at a capacity-building symposium for RDCs and DISOs from the greater Masaka sub-region, Babalanda said she is concerned concern about recurrent administrative conflicts between RDCS, their deputies, […]
Four people have been recorded dead in a fatal road accident that occurred on Mityana-Mubende highway at Myanzi Trading Centre in Kassanda District. Rachael Kawala, the Wamala Region Police Spokesperson has said that the accident that occurred at 3:00am during the wee hours of Sunday morning claimed four lives whereas three people sustained grave injuries. Kawala […]
A Police officer, Gilbert Arinaitwe Bwana, that pepper sprayed Dr Kizza Besigye after smashing the window screen of his car with a pistol twelve years ago, has been remanded to Luzira prison. Arinaitwe Bwana, who in 2015 was also in court over family violence, is this time around facing charges of aggravated trafficking in person. […]
Assistant Inspector of Police Raphael Odongo has appeared before the Police Professional Standards Unit and was charged for aggressively pushing down an old woman, who was seen in a video that went viral in recent weeks. PSU was tasked to trace where the incident happened and it has since been established that the woman manhandled […]
Bizzeemu! UPDF Officer Shoots One During Illegal Fishing Operation Fear gripped the fishing community at Kiyindi landing site in Buikwe district following the shooting of one of their own by a Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) officer attached to Fish Protection Unit. The Police Spokesperson for Ssezibwa Region, Hellen Butoto, identified the suspect as Second […]
The Police Bomb Squad and Kampala Metropolitan East Region, are investigating circumstances under which a suspicious phone device, that was connected to a switch, was recovered in the bag of a pupil at Murchison Bay Primary School on the 2.08.2023 at around 2:00pm. According to Police spokesperson, Fred Enanga, the matter was brought to the […]
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit working together with Police have arrested the Principal Human Resource Officer, Pader district, Aber Nancy for irregular payments of pension and gratuity funds in the district. Its alleged that during the Financial Year 2017/2018, the Ministry of Finance sent over sh2B as pension & gratuity for pensioners in Pader District […]
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Monday received a brief on the Russia-Ukraine peace mission talks that were held last month in two warring countries. The peace mission talks were aimed at resolving the ongoing conflict that has negatively affected the whole world economically. The brief was given to the President by the former Prime Ministers, […]
Lugazi Police are investigating cirmustances undewhich one Agasiru Priscilla, a 19-year-old woman was murdered by unknown people . According to Ssezibwa Region Police spokesperson, Hellen Butoto, the incident occured on Tuesday July 11, 2023 around 8:30pm at Luwayo cell in Kawolo Division, Lugazi Municipality. Butoto said that the incident was reported by […]
Following intensive investigations into reported criminal activities in the recent LC V Chairperson by-elections in Bukedea District, the State House Anti Corruption Unit has arrested the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Bukedea, Wilberforce Tukei and the District Police Commander (DPC), SP Charles Okoto, for failing to act on, among others, rampant acts of intimidation and assault […]