Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Technical institutes in Tororo District are grappling with high student dropout rates as many learners abandon their courses midway to join the armed forces. Denis Mwesigwa Sserwanja, the chief head trainer of Tororo Technical Institute, said that every time the Uganda People’s Defence Forces …
Read More »Jailed Commissioner Mugume backed by top police organ
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eldard Mugume, the Commissioner of Police, was recently remanded to Luzira Prison on charges of abuse of office. Prosecutors allege that in 2013 he irregularly recruited six women as Special Police Constables (SPCs) and later facilitated their appointment as Inspectors of Police. Uganda Radio …
Read More »Police HR Manager remanded over illegal recruitment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has remanded Commissioner of Police Eldard Mugume on six charges of abuse of office over the alleged unlawful recruitment of six people into the Uganda Police Force. Mugume, a resident of Ndejje in Makindye Division in Kampala City, was on …
Read More »Police identify victims of Hoima-Buliisa road crash
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Albertine region have identified victims of a road accident that claimed the lives of nineteen people and injured 13 others in Hoima district. The accident that occurred on Tuesday at around 11 p.m. at Nyabago cell, Kigorobya town council, along the …
Read More »Police enhances security ahead of CHAN tournament
KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda on Wednesday said it has enhanced security ahead of the CAF African Nations Championship Group C games scheduled to start in the country on August 4. Kituuma Rusoke, Uganda’s Police Force spokesman, told reporters that joint security personnel, both armed and unarmed, have been …
Read More »Police arrest man for allegedly defiling 5-year-old in Lira
Lira, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Lira City East Division have arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old Girl. The suspect is Brian Odyek, a resident of Agwentangwet “B” Cell, Ngetta Ward, in Lira City East Division. He was arrested on 29th July 2025 in the …
Read More »POLICE: Campaign posters obstructing security cameras
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force-UPF has raised concerns about campaign banners and billboards obstructing Security cameras in Kampala. It has emerged that some areas of Kampala metropolitan have been disconnected from the police Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras grid by campaign posters. As a result, police …
Read More »Police warn NRM candidates against ‘Egali’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in the Kiira region have cautioned candidates of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) against forming youth groups operating under the codename “egali.” The term “egali” was first popularized by National Unity Platform (NUP) president Robert Kyagulanyi, who described it as a vote-protection mechanism. …
Read More »CAOs, police officers get pay raise, wage bill rises to shs8.55 trillion
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The government has increased the national wage bill by UGX 724.7 billion in the 2025/2026 financial year to support salary enhancements for selected public servants, including Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs), police and prison officers, and senior civil servants in local governments. According to Circular …
Read More »Soroti City residents ask police to expedite murder investigations
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Soroti City are facing increasing pressure to expedite investigations into a series of murders. The recent case involves a couple, identified as Steve Olee and Leah Adiango, who were found dead in their house in Old Akisim Cell, Pamba Ward. According …
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