Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police is restoring Curfew checkpoints with effect from tonight at 2100 hours. Commissioner of Police Fred Enanga, the Force Spokesman Fred Enanga says all roadblocks and barriers on roads leading into (and out of) the city for the enforcement of the curfew are …
Read More »Beware of thugs riding motorcycles at night – UPDF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda People Defence Forces –UPDF have expressed concern over increasing cases of thugs moving on motorcycles in the night hours. First Division Spokesperson, Maj Yusuf Bilal Katamba said a number of thugs are moving on motorcycles late in the night purposely either targeting people …
Read More »Air travelers exempted from curfew restrictions
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Entebbe Deputy Resident District Commissioner Njuki Mbabali says that incoming and outgoing passengers will be exempted from night curfew restrictions if their flights fall within the curfew hours. Uganda maintains a nighttime curfew running from 9 pm to 5:30 a. m, as one of the …
Read More »Bundibugyo district security committee imposes 7pm curfew
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Bundibugyo district security committee has imposed a night curfew in the district to curb threats of violence ahead of the NRM party primaries. The curfew came into effect today. The Deputy RDC Umar Muhanguzi issued the directive calling on the local community to be …
Read More »Police, MP Ssemujju speak out on deployment at NBS TV
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police has said they deployed near NBS television to enforce curfew orders but not to arrest the politicians who had appeared on the Barometer talk show. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network -URN, Luke Oweyesigyire, the deputy spokesperson of Kampala Metropolitan Police said …
Read More »Rider seeks justice for skull injuries sustained during curfew enforcement
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man who was allegedly beaten by police officers while rushing a sick person to the hospital during curfew time is seeking justice after sustaining life-threatening injuries on the head. Nelly Julius Kalema, a resident of Bukoto II parish in Nakawa division was taking his …
Read More »Two officers dismissed from police over Masaka self-immolation scandal
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police disciplinary court sitting in Masaka has sentenced two officers attached to Masaka central police station to dismissal from the Uganda Police Force. The two were accused of abetting corruption and scandalous behavior. The court, chaired by ASP David Manzi heard that on …
Read More »Open court martial to try soldiers for assaulting Mityana LC 5 chairperson
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four Uganda People’s Defense Force-UPDF soldiers accused of assaulting the Mityana district LC 5 chairperson, Joseph Luzige will be tried in an open field court martial. Maj. Gen. Sam Kavuma, the Deputy Commander of the Land Forces disclosed this on Wednesday evening in a …
Read More »Parliament seeks explanation for Mak student death
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs to explain the circumstances surrounding the death of Emmanuel Tegu, a student of Makerere University. Tegu, a student of veterinary medicine was allegedly beaten by a mob near Lumumba Hall in Makerere University two weeks ago. …
Read More »Katete OC under probe for extortion
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Charles Kyazze, the Officer in Charge of Katete police post in Mbarara district is being probed over allegations of extorting money from people accused of defying the night time curfew. The officer is being implicated by residents and local leaders in Katete trading center …
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