crime preventers

President Museveni assures Crime Preventers on their status

President Museveni assures Crime Preventers on their status

President Yoweri Museveni has assured crime preventers in the country that they will maintain their duties as they are now regarded as a Reserve Army of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), State House Uganda reports. “A few weeks ago, I saw in the papers and somebody said that the fate of the crime preventers […]

Government told to work hard to improve human rights status in the country

Government told to work hard to improve human rights status in the country

As Uganda today joins the rest of the world to mark the global human rights day, the United Nations Human rights office of the high commissioner country representative to Uganda Uchenna Emelonye has challenged the government to work hard on improving the human rights status in the country. Uchenna adds that though it’s the obligation of […]

Crime preventers should not be involved in partisan politics – Prime Minister

Crime preventers should not be involved in partisan politics – Prime Minister

Crime preventers are volunteers meant to guard against and prevent crime and should not be involved in partisan politics. These remarks were made by the Prime Minister, Dr. Ruhakana Rugunda while responding to a question by Hon. Reagan Okumu (FDC, Aswa), during Prime Minister’s Time. Dr. Rugunda said, “They are not supposed to be playing […]

Government asked to urgently pay crime preventers

Crime preventers who were deployed to guard the recently concluded general elections yesterday stormed Kanara Police post in Kanara SubCounty-Kitagwenda County Kamwenge district over their delayed payments. More than 50 crime preventers say they were duly chosen to assist police in ensuring law and order in the villages during presidential, parliamentary, and local council elections […]