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The Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura, yesterday appointed Emilian Kayima new Police Spokesperson. Kayima replaces Assistant Inspector General of Police, Asan Kasingye, who had been appointed police spokesperson in March this year after the gunning down of then police spokesperson Andrew Felix Kaweesi. Kaweesi was gunned down near his home in Kulambiro. In a […]
Police is still analyzing the recently released report by World Internal Security and Police Index (WISP), says spokesperson Asan Kasingye. The International Science Association (IPSA) and the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) recently released the WISP report that ranked the Uganda Police among the worst five Police Forces in Africa. AIGP Asan Kasingye said […]
The Police has for the first time opened up on recent arrests of its senior officers. While addressing the media at Police Headquarters in Naguru on Monday, AIGP Asan Kasingye confirmed that nine Police officers have so far been arrested. “On the 2/11/2017, 9 of our officers were arrested by the police flying squad unit to help in investigation of cocaine that went […]
About 430 Police Officers have today started sitting for the United Nations Assistance Mission serviced (AMS) interviews at Mandela National Stadium Namboole an exercise that will run for a week . “The interviews are prepared by the department of Peace Keeping Operation in New York in collaboration with the countries that requested .” said the […]
The shadow minister for Justice and constitutional Affairs Medard Sseggona says that the continuing strike by state prosecutors due to failure by government to meet their demand for their salary hike may enhance corruption in police. Three months ago, Government asked prosecutors to call off their strike committing to meet some of their demands, which […]
The government is set to deploy police officers in Kampala city to supervise the works of Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) enforcement team following the death of a city vendor last week. A 35 years old Olivia Kasemere on Friday drowned in Nakivubo channel after she was said to be running away from KCCA enforcement officers who […]
The Parliamentary Physical Infrastructure Committee recently made a discovery that the traffic police refused to enforce inspection of vehicles under SGS Company which was awarded a contract to carry out inspection, verification, testing and certification. The committee chaired the Woman MP for Luwero district, Lillian Nakate, while interfacing with the Police Director in charge Traffic […]
The Police Professional Standards Unit working with Kasangati police division is set to commence through investigations into inhumane handling of one of voters during the recent Kyadondo by-election. On June 29th several police officers were captured by local media beating and inhumanely arresting one Patrick Sunday which reportedly tantamounted to torture. Speaking to media on […]
POLICE is to considering charges of attempted murder against Uganda’s former Cranes Captain, Godfrey Massa, who missed death by a whisker late Wednesday night after he disobeyed orders from police on a night patrol in Bweyogere, Wakiso district. According to police, Massa who was in the company of a lady only identified a Josephine Maliza […]
Police together with the Kampala city Traders Association (KACITA) have vowed not to accept vendors on streets during Christmas season. KACITA and police say that they will maintain the streets without vendors and there will be no compromise despite plea from vendors and politicians. This was disclosed by Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, Emiliano Kayima and […]