Tag Archives: police

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 15 suspects are in police custody following their arrest from in a betting hall at Mabirizi Plaza in Kampala on Tuesday afternoon. The suspects were picked up by a joint security team comprising Local Defence Units –LDUs and Field Force Unit –FFU …

Mityana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police used teargas and live bullets to disperse a group of Buganda loyalists protesting the weekend security raid on a thanksgiving function organised by the Mbogo clan head Kayiira Gajuule at Mugulu in Mityana town municipality. The protesters stormed the streets of Mityana municipality …

Namutumba, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Busoga East say they are investigating a curious incident in which a teenager was shot at close range on the chest in Kibaale Town Council of Namutumba district by the officer in charge of CID Kibale Police Post. Eyewitnesses say the victim, 19 year …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   As the activities to prepare for the 2021 general elections gather momentum, Uganda Police Force has announced recruitment for 50,000 Special Police Constables -SPCs to guard the polling centres. The Force Spokesperson,  COmmissioner of Police Fred Enanga, said the exercise is going to be …

Nakaseke, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | After nominations of MP candidates for Nakaseke district last week, majority have asked the police to treat them equally during the campaigns. Atleast 14 candidates were duly nominated to contest for the four parliamentary positions in Nakaseke district. They are seeking to represent Nakaseke North, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police has recorded a worrying increase in domestic violence cases since the Covid-19 lockdown started in Lango sub-region. The North Kyoga regional police headquarters has reported that in the first quarter of the year before the lockdown, the reported cases of domestic violence in the …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police have stormed City Friends Hotel in Moroto municipality and picked up all the lodgers following the theft of a laptop belonging to a senior police officer containing sensitive information.  Heavily armed police officers stormed City Friends Hotel around 6:30 am on Thursday morning …

Jinja, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   Police in Jinja city have arrested three people in connection to Wednesday night shooting at Crested Crane Hotel that left one of the persons on guard duty dead and three others seriously injured. It is alleged that, the assailant ambushed the guards who were …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Mukono have made early deployment at the district electoral commission offices in order to avoid chaos at the center. Two check points have been mounted at the two main road entries from Kampala. Deployments have also been made outside and inside the …

Security seizes Kyagulanyi’s nomination documents, CCTV camera monitors Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Police has raided the National Unity Party (NUP) offices in Kamwokya, and are searching through election documents. NUP were holding a meeting of some of its top leaders when police arrived. “The military, police …