Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Journalists have been barred from accessing the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) headquarters ahead of the scheduled appearance of three former Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) officials. The trio, Dorothy Kisaka, the former Executive Director, David Luyimbazi, and Daniel Okello are expected to answer questions related …
Read More »CID, DPP make joint plan ahead of 2026 election
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Law enforcement agencies, specifically the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), have joined forces to combat election-related crimes ahead of the 2026 general elections. Addressing a joint press conference at CID Headquarters in Kibuli on Tuesday, …
Read More »CID concerned over increased murders in homes
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has raised concern over the rampant killings resulting from domestic violence. CID has indicated that there have been a spate in incidents where children are killing their parents, and spouses killing each other. CID cases indicate that the most …
Read More »Museveni appeals to CID officers on fighting crime
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni underscored the need to strengthen peace and security for Uganda to continue achieving the desired socio-economic transformation. While delivering a lecture of opportunity to 67 police officers under the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) at State House Entebbe, the president noted that …
Read More »Minister Nandutu at Kibuli CID
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Agnes Nandutu, the junior minister of Karamoja Affairs is at Kibuli CID being questioned in the ongoing investigation over iron sheets. In a statement, police said that Nandutu handed herself over to the Police at CID Headquaters Kibuli, where she was assigned detectives to …
Read More »NSSF probe committee hands Byarugaba’s phone to CID for forensics
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s select committee investigating operations of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has handed over the phones of two Fund officials to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for further inquiries. The phone of the former NSSF Managing Director Richard Byarugaba and that of Chief Financial …
Read More »RAPE: Police detectives arrested for mishandling case file
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has arrested three of its detectives on accusations of mishandling a rape case file of Saulite Anda, a Latvian national. The arrested detectives are Seargent Doreen Oyera, Corporal Judith Akite, and Constable Joyce Ayereget, all from Jinja Road Police Station. Anda says she was …
Read More »Police prefers 10 more counts against music promoter Abby Musinguzi
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Metropolitan Criminal Investigations Department –CID have preferred 10 more counts against music promoter Abby Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions over the stampede at Freedom City Mall. Investigators led by Kampala Metropolitan Police Criminal Investigations Department boss Bob Kagura, say that the cases result …
Read More »CID slaps Joseph Kabuleta with sectarianism charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has slapped charges of sectarianism against Joseph Kabuleta, former presidential candidate, and President of the National Economic Empowerment Dialogue-NEED political party. In her statement issued on Tuesday afternoon, Deputy Police Spokesperson Claire Nabakka, said that Kabuleta was picked up for failure to …
Read More »Kireka police unit pack bags, heading back to CID headquarters
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officers deployed at the Kireka-based Special Investigations Unit/Division (SIU/D) have started packing their bags to relocate to the Criminal Investigations Directorate -CID headquarters in Kibuli on the directive by the Inspector General of Police, Martin Ochola. According to information obtained by our reporter, Ochola directed …
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