The Uganda Government is already prepared for Al Shabaab. Uganda’s security agencies are all on high security alert. A source in the Military told us that Uganda’s army, the UPDF has already passed out 180 crime preventers to beef up the security in taxi and bus terminals.

Kampala Metropolitan Police commander, Andrew Kaweesi says that the police working with other security agencies have beefed up security at bus terminals and taxi parks.

The managers of taxi and bus parks have been instructed by the police to conduct compulsory security checks on travelers before them board buses and taxis. Suspected Al Shabaab fighters last attacked Uganda on July 11^th 2010.

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Four concerned citizens have protested outside parliament north wing over the money which was given to new mps to buy cars.

The four were holding placards written on “mps are heartless and shame less; others had words like mps are u with the people or against them”.

They are accusing the mps of robbing Ugandans claiming to be representing them .

The group was later led away by the DPC Kampala metropolitan police Norman musinga.

Recently some new mps each received 103 million shillings from the parliamentary commission to purchase cars.

There are over 170 new MPs, and this means that government is to part with over 17.5 billion shillings for vehicles for the MPs.

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National Housing Corporation is currently involved in a land dispute with local residents of Namungona over proper land ownership.

Ibin Senkumbi the Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson says the employees illegally arrested and locked up Isaac Lubega and Godfrey Kasekende in their offices.

They later beat them up and severely injured the duo accusing them of inciting residents not to vacate the land.

Lubega later died on arrival at Mulago hospital while Kasekende is still undergoing treatment for injuries sustained. Another resident Isaac Nsubuga was reportedly shot on the head by a guard of the same company.

Senkumbi says investigations into the incident are still going on.

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Kampala metropolitan Police commander Andrew Felix Kawesi says they are awaiting the principle judge to appoint a judge that will hear Kajubi’s case as the court of appeal decided.

Kajubi was yesterday re-arrested at a shrine in Lweza along Entebbe road where he was hiding since the court of appeal ordered for the retrial of his murder case.

The city businessman is accused of masterminding the killing of a 12yr old Joseph Kasirye in 2008 whose body was found dumped in a swamp in Masaka district with the aid of a traditional healer Umaru Kateregga and his wife Mariam Nabukeera.

Kawesi says Kajubi’s case may this time be heard in a high court though he might be taken back to Masaka.

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The groups who include women were arrested during a police operation yesterday night from the Dusta, William, and Wilson road in Kampala.

According to the metropolitan police spokesperson IBin Senkumbi , these have been conniving with sex workers to mug people at night when power goes off and steal their valuable.

Meantime, Police has urged UMEME to be considerate of some places before load shedding.

This follows an early morning chaos by business people operating at Nasser and Nkuruma who have been protesting a shortage of electricity for four days.

The metropolitan police spokesperson, Ibin senkumbi says that inconsiderate rationing of electricity is likely to cause chaos among the disgruntled electricity users.

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