Kibuku County MP Saleh Kamba has complained that someone could be using the police to witch-hunt him over his success in politics. Without mentioning names, the MP says that the force follows him wherever he goes and it doesn’t tell him why he does so. MP Kamba on Thursday this week survived spending a […]
Police swung into action on Friday and stormed Nkumba University bringing all the work at the institution of higher learning to a stand still. The police stormed the university because over 100 opposition youth were attending a human rights dialogue at Nkumba University at the invitation of human rights network-Uganda (hurinet-u). The police force […]
Information reaching intelligent offices in Kampala have it that the Police officers’ wives are planning massive armed protest in Kampala. The protest, if at all it takes place, would follow the first violent one the police officers wives staged in Kampala over poor living conditions in police barracks. The police officers wives are accusing […]
Police are hunting for the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) boss, Rama Makuza over Makuza yesterday failed to show up in parliament as he was directed by parliament on Monday this week. Police intends to charge him contempt of Parliament. The CAA boss is wanted to answer queries that were recently raised by the Auditor […]
In what looks like violation of peoples’ inherent rights, Uganda police arrested and reportedly detained seven men in toilets. The seven men were arrested by the police at Nyeihanga Trading Centre in NdeijaSubCounty in Rwampara constituency in Mbarara District on Thursday 07/02/2013. The suspects locked up in police toilets are Mr Baguma Nelson, Mr Mutungi […]
The police have moved to crack the whip on its officers who witnessed the death of a suspected thief. Siraj Kaweesi was killed by a mob in Kisenyi yesterday. Those arrested over the murder include Sgt Charles Oryel, Sgt Achirie Samuel, Constables Mohammed Abdala and Konnie Lubanga. Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the Commandant Metropolitan Police says […]
Police is holding a 47 years old man for defiling and impregnating his 16 year old daughter. Clement Kashiiza, a resident of Lyantonde Village in Lyantonde district, was arrested after residents alerted police that he was planning to force the victim to abort. Kashiiza had been living with his daughter since 2011 when his wife […]
Shock has this morning gripped residents of Ssembabule Town Council after they discovered the body of one of the residents who is believed to have died of electrocution. Siraje Mugerwa Kato a local electrician commonly known as ‘Kamyufu’’ is said to have met his death as he tried to fix the area transformer following days […]
The police says it is still processing the case files of the two MPs arrested early this week in connection with the death of Cerinah Nebanda. The two are Chris Baryomunsi and Mohamed Nsereko for Kinkinzi East and Kampala Central respectively and are currently under police custody. The police Deputy Spokesperson Vincent Sekatte has told […]
The police have cautioned civil society organizations against holding protests without seeking police permission. Kampala metropolitan commandant, Andrew Felix Kaweesi says that though the group has a genuine cause, it has to seek permission for guidance and protection. This follows a foiled demonstration by anti corruption activists over recent reports of increasing embezzlement of public […]