Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 250 people spent Monday night in various police cells in Kampala Metropolitan areas for violating the nighttime curfew regulations. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, says the suspects were picked up in joint security operations involving police, the military and local …
Read More »Curfew: Police vow to impound and arrest motorists
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police force has said that on top of impounding vehicles and motorcycles beyond stipulated curfew time today, they will also arrest motorcyclists and drivers in effort to enforce curfew time, one of Covid-19 guidelines in place. While loosening the Covid-19 restrictions, President Museveni maintained …
Read More »Is curfew still necessary?
COMMENT | BENJAMIN AGABA | Curfew comes from a French word “couvre feu” which means to cover the fire. The English adopted it and it became “curfew” meaning a regulation by which fires had to be put out at a certain fixed time mainly in the evening, marked by the ringing …
Read More »Lack of patrol vehicles hindering enforcement of Covid-19 guidelines in Kitgum
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security personnel in Kitgum municipality are struggling to enforce Covid-19 guidelines during curfew hours due to lack of patrol vehicles. Kitgum Resident District Commissioner William Komakech says two cars used by the police in the district for transporting security personnel and emergency responses have been …
Read More »CURFEW: Bar owner falls to death while fleeing police
Sembabule, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Sembabule district are investigating an incident in which a prominent bar owner whom they were chasing fell down and died. The police were chasing Didas Mayinja Sseruyange, the proprietor of Mayinja Pub, in Kawanga trading centre, Mabindo sub-county while enforcing the COVID-19 directives …
Read More »MP want curfew lifted to avert insecurity in Masaka
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Defence and Internal Affairs have asked the government to consider relaxing curfew restrictions in Masaka sub-region to enable the community to respond to cases of insecurity. The committee is in Masaka region following the recent attacks that have …
Read More »Mother pleads for justice a year after son was killed in curfew enforcement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A mother who lost her son in the enforcement of Covid-19 curfew restrictions a year ago, is still seeking justice and pleading with authorities to apprehend the security personnel who ended his son’s life. Margret Nakyanzi says she is still waiting for a briefing on …
Read More »Family of tortured victim asks police to foot medical bills
Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The parents of a 28-year-old man who was allegedly tortured want the police to foot the medical bills. Daniel Isabirye, a retail metal stall operator in Buwenge sub county was two weeks ago arrested and allegedly tortured by the police who were enforcing the curfew …
Read More »900 vehicles impounded in Kampala during curfew
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 900 vehicles have been impounded for violating curfew time, a week after the lockdown was eased. President Yoweri Museveni last week announced the partial lifting of the lockdown after 42 days. Museveni also allowed the resumption of public transport and maintained curfew time at …
Read More »Over 100 spend night in cells as police intensify curfew operations in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 people spent the night in the cells of different police stations in Kampala following the heightened curfew operations. On Tuesday, Kampala Metropolitan Police warned about the alarming abuse of the nighttime curfew operations by motorists and pedestrians. “We would like to inform …
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