UPSA members re-elected Grace Matsiko as their chairman Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of National Central Bureau, commonly known as Interpol Uganda, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Joseph Obwana, has extolled private security guards for supporting government security agencies in fighting crime. Obwana, who met with …
Read More »IGP issues warning to private security companies over lone guard deployment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola, has warned private security companies that have not heeded the order of deploying two guards per station to minimize incidents of being targeted by thugs. Ochola in what he has termed as ‘final warning’ issued on his …
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Peeling back the layers on the role of private security companies in Africa | Jonathan Powell, Christopher Michael Faulkner & Joshua Lambert | Private military and security companies have been regular fixtures in conflicts across the globe. For Africa, these corporations became increasingly visible with their role in civil wars …
Read More »Police urges Mobile money operators to hire guards
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police has advised operators of mobile money to hire private security guards. The development comes in the wake of rampant mobile money attacks. Armed thugs have in the last three weeks shot, killed over seven mobile money and hardware operators in Kampala …
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