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Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mityana District is investigating circumstances under which one of their officers died near his home on Saturday morning. Patrick Nuwagaba, the Officer in Charge of Kakindu Police Station in Mityana District was found dead near his car that had been parked about …

Kayunga, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Kayunga District on Friday shot at an ambulance that was carrying National Unity Platform-NUP supporters. A team of about ten supporters had traveled from Kampala to canvass support for the NUP candidate Harriet Nakiwede who was campaigning at Kayonza Sub County. When …

Busia, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Busia police are holding a woman for possessing a suspected bomb. The suspect is Angela Banamwana, 35, a resident of Kisoro district. Police intercepted the suspect on Tuesday from one of the porous border points in Sofia village in the Eastern division of Busia municipality. …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Central Police Station (CPS) has introduced blast walls in response to the November 16, suicide bombing that left one policeman dead and 23 others injured. The blast walls, made of sacks filled with soil and sand, have been placed at the entrance …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region is investigating circumstances under which two men were last night killed and dumped at different points within Wanyama Cell, in Northern division of Jinja city. The bodies were spotted by residents who were heading for work on Friday morning. Both …

Budaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Budaka police are holding five foreign nationals for illegal entry into Uganda. Immaculate Alasom, the Bukedi North region police spokesperson identifies the suspects as Erasmas Dogso and Ziyad Abaala Duse, both Ethiopian nationals. The others are Samuel Abraham, Even Tesgarbr, Luwam Debesay, and a 2-year-old …

Gulu, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have created three new regional police command units in Gulu. The new units include Bardege-Layibi division, Laroo-Pece division, and Gulu district. The region previously had eight District Police Commanders but the new command units have expanded the territorial area to 11 respectively. The acting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA and buildings hosting government offices along Parliament Avenue have reopened four days after they were closed following last week’s twin bomb explosions. The twin bombings hit Kampala at the Central Police Station-CPS on Buganda road and the IPS building along …

London, UK | Xinhua | Drivers in Britain are to face fines and a risk to their driving licenses under stricter controls over the use of cellphones in their vehicles, the British Department for Transport (DfT) announced Friday. While it is already illegal in Britain to text or make a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Internal Affairs Minister General Kahinda Otafiire has dismissed claims that Major Gen Jack Bakasumba has been appointed deputy Inspector General of Police. He explains that Bakasumba who currently serves as the Joint Chief of Staff in the Uganda Police Force only assumed the roles …