Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan police said Thursday they had charged the alleged “mastermind” behind the kidnapping of an American tourist and her safari guide, who were later released in exchange for a ransom. Byaruhanga Onesmus, a former convict, was charged in a court in the country’s west with …
Read More »Gun fingerprinting starts in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team has started registration of all guns in the country and has so far registered all arms in the hands of the Police Force, Prisons, private security and those privately licensed within Kampala metropolitan area. Following a spate of killings last year, President …
Read More »British police arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
London, United Kingdom | AFP | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s nearly seven-year stay at Ecuador’s embassy in London came to an abrupt end on Thursday when police entered the building and arrested him after Ecuador withdrew his asylum. Assange has been living at the embassy in London’s plush Knightsbridge …
Read More »US tourist back in Kampala, Museveni and Trump hail rescue
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Uganda police will today hand over American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott who was rescued from kidnappers yesterday, to the US Ambassador in Uganda Deborah Malac. That marks an end of a frantic one week search after the US tourists and her safari guide Jean-Paul …
Read More »Ssebulime’s family demands sh9.9 billion compensation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Ronald Ssebulime who was innocently murdered by Uganda police is demanding a compensation of sh9.9 billion. Ssebulime who was riding a motorbike was arrested, handcuffed before being shot dead by police on Sunday March 24th, 2019 on suspicion that …
Read More »Why Minister Nantaba snubbed police summons
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Information, Communications and Technology, Idah Nantaba Erios has shunned police summons to record a statement in relation to the death of Ronald Ssebulime. In a letter dated March, 29th, 2019 sent to the Criminal Investigations Department, Nantaba says she is …
Read More »POLICE: Ronald Ssebulime was murdered in cold blood
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have admitted that Ronald Ssebulime was murdered in cold blood. Ssebulime was on Sunday gunned down by police for allegedly trailing ICT State Minister Ida Erios Nantaba. On Wednesday, Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson apologized and withdrew the police’s earlier statement which …
Read More »Police arrests officers involved in Ssebulime murder
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda police has arrested the policemen who shot a one Ronald Ssebulime for allegedly trailing Idah Nantaba, the Information Communication and Technology State Minister on Sunday. “Upon further scrutiny by a joint team of investigators from the Kampala, Metropolitan East Regiona and Homicide from …
Read More »Police raid Katwe motorcycle spare parts shops
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police at weekend raided shops selling reported stolen motorcycle spare parts in Katwe. The operation conducted on Saturday was led by the Divisional Police Commander Frantile Rwamusayi. It followed an intelligence report pinning a number of spare parts dealers operating in White Nile Zone, …
Read More »Maj Gen Kyaligonza summoned
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have summoned Maj Gen Matayo Kyaligonza over the alleged assault of a traffic officer on duty. The summons sent to Kyaligonza through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs given his diplomatic status as Uganda’s Ambassador to Burundi, require him to appear at the …
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