Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heavy security deployment at Masaka central police station in anticipation of Robert Kyagulanyi’s visit to detained members of his campaign team. On Wednesday, more than 90 NUP supporters were arrested in Kalangala during Kyagulanyi’s campaign trail. Addressing a press conference at his home …
Read More »Mpuuga, Namayanja detained over NUP riots in Masaka
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Masaka Municipality Member of Parliament, Mathias Mpuuga Nsamba and his Bukoto East county counterpart, Florence Namayanja are locked up at Masaka central police station in relation to protests that followed the arrest of Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, the National Unity Platform-NUP presidential candidate. They …
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 »Two suspected masterminds of Masaka robberies arrested
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masaka police are holding two suspected masterminds of a number of robberies and an attack on a pub in Bukomansimbi district. The suspects were allegedly arrested on intelligence reports from the community members who got suspicious about the duo’s behaviors. Denis Kanakulya, the Officer-In-Charge of …
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