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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The embattled former Buyende District Police commander and Assistant Superintendent of Police Mohammad Kirumira should be demoted by two ranks, the force’s disciplinary court ruled Thursday, after it convicted him in one of the several charges he faced. After a dramatic morning in which …

kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | On Tuesday this week, the Inspector General of Police-IGP Okoth Ochola appointed Felix Baryamwisaki, the Director Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) in Uganda Police Force. Baryamwisaki took over from Amos Ngabirano whose contract expired on March 20th, 2018. Prior to the expiry of his contract, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force is grappling with increased cases of self-kidnap across the country, especially among students and youths. In the last one month, more than 20 cases of kidnap have been reported with six of these discovered to have been self-kidnaps. According to …

THIS WEEK: Ochola orders more audits in Police Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In more changes aimed at professionalising the Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, the Inspector General of Police, has ordered for a headcount in Uganda Police Force to establish the actual number of serving officers countrywide. In the headcount, …

Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Nine people have been arrested after 15 people were killed when armed men attacked two banks and a police station in central Nigeria, police said on Friday. The gang struck in broad daylight in a busy commercial district in Offa, Kwara state, on April 6, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Okoth Ochola has dropped Commissioner of Police (CP) Frank Mwesigwa as Commander Kampala Metropolitan Police and appointed him to head Tourism Police. Mwesigwa, who was an acting Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) as the KMP commandant, is …

Mbale, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Police on Wednesday foiled a move by a group of youth in Mbale town that was holding placards with names of justices presiding over Age Limit case. They were attempting to march to Mbale High Court where they said they intended to “award the …

Leighann Spencer | AFRICAN ARGUMENTS |  Last month, Uganda experienced a senior changing of the guard as Kale Kayihura was officially replaced as Inspector General of Police. The prominent figure had been head of the Uganda Police Force for over 12 years, and his contract had been renewed for another three …

THIS WEEK: Deputy IGP Sabiiti hands over to new Military police boss Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police Brigadier Sabiiti Muzeeyi on Mar.24 handed over to Col. William Bainomugisha as the new military police commander in a function presided over by the commander …

Museveni assures Crime Preventers on their status, hails Kayihura Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has assured Crime Preventers in the country that they will maintain their duties as they are now regarded as a Reserve Army of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). “A few weeks …