KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | John Cossy Odomel, the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) is dead, according to Captain Mike Mukula, the National Resistance Movement Vice Chairperson for Eastern Region. “I am deeply saddened to announce the demise of our patriot and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has issued a warning about a new modus operandi being used by criminals posing as bank customers to identify and track individuals withdrawing substantial amounts of cash. There has been a rise in robberies targeting bank clients who have withdrawn large …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Subaru drivers under their umbrella organization, Car Tribe Uganda, are swapping their reputation for wild driving with a charitable cause. The group comprising 95 registered members is mobilizing scholastic materials for the children of police officers ahead of the upcoming school term. Car …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira region on Thursday retrieved a rusted AK-4 rifle and suspected explosives at Madhvani steel factory. Police personnel attached to the counter-terrorism unit were seen inspecting the area with the aid of sniffer dogs. The Madhvani Steel location was initially that of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, has made his first reshuffle of 2025, affecting seven senior police officers. The reshuffle includes the transfer of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Geoffrey Musana, who has been moved from the Directorate of Welfare and Production …
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Police Impose Five-Person Entourage Limit on Musicians Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police have announced that musicians are now restricted to moving with a maximum of five people to music shows, warning that anyone exceeding this number will be arrested. The resolution was issued by Kampala Metropolitan …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Police to stop giving police bond to petty criminals, saying it is abetting insecurity in the country. In his televised New Year’s Address to the nation, the President also said he had asked the judiciary through the Chief Justice …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has cleared 2,900 venues to display fireworks as Ugandans usher in the New Year. However, the venues cleared by Director Operations Service AIGP Frank Mwesigwa on behalf of the IGP, are warned against displaying fireworks which have not been …
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🟥Does History Repeat Itself? The Independent looks back 10 years by reproducing a COVER STORY from 2015 that illustrates the mood of the time. How much has changed since then? What does it tell about the future for Uganda? You can find out if you read on, in this bi-monthly …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four police officers are in detention for violently arresting a woman in Mbarara City. The woman identified as Victoria Kabatoraine was arrested for allegedly trespassing on land. The land is opposite the Coca-Cola plant in Lubiri cell in Mbarara City. In a video posted on social …
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