Abdallah Kiwanuka (Mukono North) also challenged the government to explain the security forces’ new dress code, specifically the practice of covering their entire faces with hoods. Parliament’s Defence and Internal Affairs Committee has grilled top management of the Uganda Police Force over concerns regarding the functionality of the National CCTV Systems Project. The meeting, chaired […]
The Police in Kaliro district have arrested one of its own, Sergeant Charles Kyakwise for shooting dead a student. Police have identified the deceased as Mugodo Sogo, a student at Kaliro Vocational Secondary School. The incident is said to have happened at Kyani village in Bumanya sub-county, Kaliro district. Preliminary reports indicate that on March […]
POLICE CONDUCTS SEARCH ON ILLEGAL MILITARY TRAINING AT NATIONAL UNITY PLATFORM PREMISES 1. Following reports of unauthorized military drills at the National Unity Platform (NUP) headquarters in Kavule and their premise in Kamwokya in Kampala City, the Uganda Police Force, in collaboration with other security agencies, has mounted a coordinated security operation. 2. Our […]
Five suspects arrested following the mysterious death of Uganda Christian University (UCU) at Casablanca bar have been granted police bond. Trevor James Byandala, a first-year student pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Procurement and Logistics Management at UCU, was found dead on Tuesday, 28 January 2025, after being reported missing for two weeks. The exact circumstances […]
The Police in Iganga district are hunting for a night guard who last week cut his wife to death on allegations that she had been continuously going out with other men in extra marital affairs. Mawazi Mulamba (55) of Nampirika B village in Nakalama sub-county, Iganga district is said to have killed Fatuma Nekesa (35) […]
The State Minister for Youth and Children, Balaam Barugahara, has called upon the Uganda Police Force to intervene in the ongoing clashes of gangs loyal to musicians Patrick Mulwana alias Alien Skin and Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso. Alien Skin’s gang forcefully invaded Buganda Kingdom’s end-of-year fete and beat revellers who heckled their principals as he […]
Following intensification of security through the Christmas, end-of-year and new year festivities countrywide, Kisugu police arrested a man identified as Jordan Felix Abasiku who entered St. Stephen Kisugu Church to participate in the 2024/2025 prayers, with two live bullets. Abasiku is one of the over 100 people arrested in the same night with suspicion of preparing to […]
Mbale City Police are investigating circumstances under which a man was shot twice and robbed of sh50m in broad daylight. The victim, David Ongom, a 42-year-old accounts clerk at Lumolo Trading Company, was on his way to deposit the money at DFCU Bank’s Mbale branch when the robbery took place on Monday. Ongom had earlier […]
There was drama that lasted a couple of minutes in Mukono town in the early morning hours of 31st December 2024, as an energetic madman who is common in town, put up a spirited battle with six armed policemen who confronted him following a public outcry over his notoriety especially towards females on the streets. The […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has cleared 2,900 venues to display fireworks as Ugandans usher in the New Year. However, the venues cleared by Director Operations Service AIGP Frank Mwesigwa on behalf of the IGP, are warned against displaying fireworks which have not been distributed by the eight licensed blasters. The cleared and licensed […]