Tag Archives: police

Mukono, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A gang of about 15 unidentified thugs attacked the home of the late Archbishop Cyprian Kizito Lwanga located at Kyabakadde in Kyampisi sub county Mukono district. The incident occurred at around 1:00 am when thugs armed with pangas, sticks attacked the residence of the Late …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The halting of promotions in the Uganda Police Force is led to an increase in the number of officers in acting positions.  It is exactly five years and two months since the police promoted its officers. Three of the five years have been under the …

Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Police in Kamuli district are holding 37-year-old Mary Nakayima, a resident of Bulangila village in Kamuli municipality over butchering her husband, Paul Binoga who was aged 40 years. Binoga was chopped on the head, in stomach area and his private parts also cut. The suspect …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Police in the Kiira region has arrested a 39- year old man for allegedly impersonating the Kiira Region Police Commander, Dauda Hiriga.  Gabriel Mukiibi, a resident of Wakitaka cell in Northern Division, Jinja City was arrested from his hideout in Wakitaka cell on Tuesday …

Nyowa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Inspector General of Police Wilson Erinayo Oryema has donated land to Uganda Police to help them establish a Police Post for the improvement of security in a large expanse of land that is prone to crime in Nwoya. The one–acre piece of …

Buliisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The police in Buliisa has arrested three people for allegedly stealing fuel from trucks belonging to China Chongqing International Construction Company Limited- CICO. The company was contracted to work on the Hoima –Butiaba- Wanseko road.     The suspects have been identified as Charles Katwkwa 35, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six policemen and four Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF soldiers have arrested by Special Wildlife Crime Unit for allegedly participating in poaching and illegal selling of ivory and other wildlife species. The unit comprised of military and police intelligence personnel as well as detectives attached …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The latest police manpower audit has revealed a slow implementation of the gender inclusiveness policy. Police numbers are currently at 46,776 of which only 8,128 are females. This translates into 21 percent of female police officers. The police leadership headed by the then Inspector …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The Human Rights Network of Journalists (HRNJ) wants the Inspector General of Police Ochola to be held accountable for his statements on beating journalists.  In January, Ochola said that security agencies will continue beating journalists purposely to deter them from going where there is …

Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mbale is holding three people for the alleged murder of Daphne Malemo, a 64-year old resident of Busoba parish, Busoba sub county in Mbale district. According to Rogers Taitika, the Elgon region police spokesperson, the three whose names were not released so as …