Police

Police threaten to de-register buses

Police have threatened to de-register the buses that will not comply with the festive season transport guidelines requiring them not to over speed, over load or do return trips. The Kampala Metropolitan Police commander Felix Kawesi says they have already issued guidelines indicating that no bus is allowed to make a return journey of over […]

Police deploys 1,000 traffic officers on highways

The police force has deployed over 1,000 traffic police officers on various highways in the country. Talking to the media in Kampala, the commissioner of police in charge of traffic and road safety, Steven Kasiima said that they have beefed at deployment on the roads following the increasing road accidents during this Christmas season. Kasiima […]

Police deploys at Busoga kingdom palace over attack threats

Ultimate Media The police under the command of Jinja police commander, Ben Mubangizi have deployed heavily around the Busoga palace in Bugembe town, Jinja district following threats of attacking it by the Anti-King Wambuzi’s group. The throne of Busoga Kingdom is facing controversy about who is the right successor of late Wako Muloki. Fredrick Kakaire […]

People impersonating others on increase in Kampala

Cases of people impersonating top government officials in a bid to embezzle funds is on increase in the third East African economy, Uganda . We are told that most of the con men mainly impersonate army generals, ministers and MPs. For instance, the police have today arrested a 19 year old student from Ntale school […]

Democratic Party organising secretary Sulaiman Kidandala swears in as Kampala Deputy Mayor

The Deputy Lord Mayor of Kampala Capital City Authority, Sulaiman Kidandala has been sworn in today despite complaints from the minister for Kampala Kabakumba Masiko. The KCCA Executive Director Jennifer Musisi and other council technical officers failed to block his swearing in ceremony. Kidandala was sworn in amidst heavy police deployment and harassing of his […]

Journalists protest failure by Uganda Human Rights Commission to hear their case

Hearing of case lodged with Uganda Human Rights Commission (UHRC)  Court four years ago by journalists has failed to take off under unclear circumstances. A case in which journalists protested brutal attacks by police and other security  agencies had been fixed for hearing on  December 9th 2011 at 9 00am local time at the Commission premises on Buganda […]

ADF, LRA plan to bomb Kampala Uganda

Security has been beefed up in Kampala and Entebbe following intelligence reports that the Al Shabaab terrorists are planning to use bad hearted people in Uganda to strike on Kampala during the Christmas season. According to very impeccable intelligence sources, the security chiefs from ISO, CMI, police and ESO are in secret plans trying to abort the ill plans of the Al Shabaab […]

Ugandan musicians bootleg other artists’ songs

Ultimate Media The habit of copying other peoples’ songs in Uganda is growing every week, every month and every year. Reports of singers complaining that their colleagues in the music industry have duplicated their songs are found at police stations, courts and heard on radio stations. For example, a little known Ugandan artist, M Jeff last week […]

Depression a major cause of increased numbers of suicide cases in Uganda

The Ugandan police has released statistics showing that depression is one of the major causes pushing suicide rates high in Uganda. Statistics from the Uganda police indicate that a significant number of cases registered between January and June 2011. The director criminal investigation department Edward Ochom noted that a total number of 175 cases of […]

Bobi Wine in trouble over police cash

Ugandan popular musician, Bobi Wine is not in good terms with Uganda police currently, so we have been informed. Sources in police have told our informers that the singer has not paid for the police services which he reportedly hired during his recent Matyansi Butyampa music gala which took place at Hotel Africana in Kampala. It is said […]