Ministry of Internal Affairs

New IGP Ochola dumps Kayihura cronies

New IGP Ochola dumps Kayihura cronies

New Inspector General of Police, Okoth Micheal Ochola has in a stunning move shuffled police officers, dumped his predecessor’s cronies and redeployed senior officer’s that had been sidelined for long. In a message to all police units and signed off by Ochola himself, AIGP Abbas Byakagaba is appointed the new police director in charge of […]

Ugandans living in diaspora to attain dual citizenship

Ugandans living in diaspora to attain dual citizenship

The government through the Ministries of Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs will roll out the registration of Ugandans living in the diaspora for dual citizenship. This was revealed by the Rt. Hon Speaker Rebecca Kadaga following complaints by Ugandans living in the United Kingdom that they are facing challenges in getting registered for dual citizenship. […]

Kadaga wants internal affairs and security ministries to give a statement on murders of women

Kadaga wants internal affairs and security ministries to give a statement on murders of women

The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the ministry of internal affairs and that of security to come up with a statement on the killings of women in Entebbe and Nansana and also offer solutions to the problem. She says this should be ready by next Tuesday when parliament resumes from recess. She further […]

Internal affairs ministry owes 7.8 bn for passport printing

Internal affairs ministry owes 7.8 bn for passport printing

Ministry of internal Affairs is constrained with a debt of 7.8 billion Uganda shillings owed by passport printing company of Delalur based in United Kingdom. Last week the same ministry announced that it had limited stock for ordinary passport but they had ordered for about 100,000 passports which are expected within two weeks. The minster of […]

Inspector General of Police and Internal affairs ministry defend bill

The Attorney general, ministry of internal affairs and the Uganda Police have defended the public order management bill calling for its enactment amid protests from the public. Appearing before the legal and Parliamentary affairs committee of Parliament, Peter Nyombi the attorney general says there is a lacuna in the existing laws of the land that […]

Ministry of Internal Affairs cries over financing, illegal immigrants

The Ministry of Internal affairs has said they do not have enough money to stop the entry or send away illegal immigrants in Uganda. This was revealed by the minister of state for internal affairs James Baba while appearing before the parliamentary committee on defense and internal affairs. He says that there is no way […]