Tag Archives: CID

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have tasked a team of detectives from the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID to investigate the kidnap and subsequent death of musician Michael Kalinda alias Ziggy Wine. Kalinda breathed his last at Mulago National Referral Hospital this morning. The deceased was found in a devastating …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have failed to investigate 515,687 cases in the past five years. This is according to records from the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID). This means 103,137 cases are not investigated every year and 282 daily. CID Director, Grace Akullo, attributes the unresolved cases …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has written to the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) over documents for the Equal Opportunities Commission. The committee made the decision after officials from Equal Opportunities Commission failed to produce payment records for about 3 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |   Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) says that the Judiciary Permanent Secretary Kagole Kivumbi is to be held  for contempt of parliament for allegedly presenting falsified documents. This was the Committee’s opinion after legislators  concluded that a medical form tabled by Kagole, after his failure to …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Judiciary Permanent Secretary Kagole Kivumbi has found difficulty justifying his absence from a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Tuesday. Kagole told the committee that he missed the planned meeting because of a health emergency. “I most sincerely regret my …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has summoned Grace Akullo, the Director Criminal Investigations (CID) to take part in proceedings with Judiciary officials following a whistleblower petition and suspected collusion to embezzle 34 billion Shillings. Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the Committee Chairperson made the decision following …

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is to study the persistent number of murder cases in Mbarara district. The CID Director, Grace Akullo recently observed that Mbarara district has continued registering a high number of murder cases since 2001. “The District of Mbarara continues to register high …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has summoned Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine on accusation of inciting violence. In summons signed by Senior Commissioner, Joseph Obwana, on behalf of CID director Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Grace Akullo, Kyagulanyi is accused …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | City socialite Shanita Namuyimba also known as Bad Black has been quizzed by the Criminal Investigations Department over a video in which she allegedly abused and defamed President Yoweri Museveni. Bad Black arrived at the CID headquarters in Kibuli at 9 am in the company …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigation Department-CID has started investigations into the reported misuse of funds meant for the construction of Akii- Bua memorial Stadium. A team of senior police detectives from the CID – headquarters are in Lira district to investigate the alleged misuse of funds. Grace …