THIS WEEK: Deadly attacks in Lwengo, Bukomansimbi Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura has pitched camp in Bukomansimbi district over a spate of deadly attacks that have so far claimed five lives. Those killed include Denis Ssebugwawo Lumala, a retired police officer who was hacked …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Police chief Gen. Kale Kayihura has vowed that his officers will ensure proceedings in parliament are not interrupted when the constitution amendment bill 2017 comes up for its second reading today. “We support the Parliament and there must be order at Parliament. We …
Read More »Kayihura sued over Parliament fracas
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Three concerned citizens have petitioned court challenging the actions of the Inspector General of Government, in deploying policemen and military soldiers inside Parliament on 26th and 27th September, that was in excess of his authority. Mawanda Sulaiman, Matovu Mark and Lubowa Henry have filed their …
Read More »FDC sues Kayihura over Patrick Amuriat Oboi presidential campaigns
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI| Opposition party Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has dragged the Inspector General of police Kale Kayihura to the Highcourt in Kampala, accusing him of disrupting their on-going party presidential campaigns. Through the Buhweju county MP Francis Mwijukye the party seeks a restraining order against the police …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Journalist charged with offensive communication granted bail
THIS WEEK: Journalist charged with offensive communication granted bail Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Stanley Ndawula, a journalist and proprietor of an on-line publication – the investigator together with his brother Robert Ndawula are set to appear in court again on Nov.22 to answer charges of offensive communication arising from …
Read More »Journalists charged in defemation case by Kayihura
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two Journalists from the Investigator Online Publication have been charged before the Kampala City Hall Magistrate Court with libel and offensive communication against the Inspector General of Police General Kale Kayihura. Stanley Ndawula and Robert Ndawula appeared before Grade one Magistrate Beatrice Khainza and …
Read More »Kayihura in trouble
Kayihura in trouble: The story behind arrest of top cops, the Rwanda twist Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | Days after it happened, the scene at the army General Court Martial in Makindye, Kampala, on Oct.27 remains unforgettable. Seven police officers; among them a few very senior ones, were paraded for trial …
Read More »The Independent ISSUE 494
Issue 494.pdf by The Independent Magazine on Scribd The Independent ISSUE 494 November 3 – November 9, 2017 Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Why Kayihura is in trouble
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT COVER STORY Kayihura in trouble: Behind arrest of top cops, the Rwanda twist. THE LAST WORD Crisis of the state in Uganda: How foreign interests have captured our politics thereby turning our people from citizens to …
Read More »Does this woman know who killed Kaweesi?
Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | She has met President Yoweri Museveni and the Director General of the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), Col. Frank Kaka Bagyenda. She is now being guarded by the Special Forces Command, the elite troops that protect the President but she still fears for her life. And the …
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