The police deployment at Old and NewTaxiParksin Kampalahas entered day three. This follows Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) took over the management of the taxi parks. The High Court in Kampala on Monday dismissed a case filed by Uganda Taxi Operators and Drivers Association (UTODA) against KCCA on grounds that the case was wrongly filed. […]
Security is tight onKampala–Masaka road following an anti government rally organised by members of the ‘Action for Change” in Kyengera. The inspector general of police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has confirmed the deployment and said it is there for the good of all Ugandans. When our informers made the tour of the road, they saw […]
Traders in Kampalaoperating along Kampala-Gayaza Roadtoday brought work to a standstill as they closed the Road in protest over load shedding. The angry demonstrators smashed vehicles while police looks on for sometime. However the police later acted when it gained the numbers of policemen it needed to take action. The problem with Ugandan demonstrators […]
Police are still surrounded the home of FDC women league chairperson, ms Ingrid Turinawe checking every one who enters and exits it. The policemen under the command of the Operations commander Kampala North Metropolitan, Sam Omara stormed Turinawe’s home in Canaan Sites Estate, Nakwero village located along Kampala Gayaza road on Monday. The same police […]
The head of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) Women League, Ingrid Turinawe has been rearrested and detained at Kasangati police station. Ingrid Turinawe was arrested near her home on Gayaza road on suspicion that she was preparing to prelaunch ‘walk to work’ protests. The police officers who arrested her were commandeered by Sam Omara, the […]
Everyone would expect that a son to the former president ofUgandatwice, Apolo Milton Obote, Mr. Jimmy Akena would be driving escalades to go to parliament but this is not the case for Akena. Our informers got the surprise of the day yesterday when Akena, who is also the Lira Municipality MP, arrived atUgandaparliament riding a […]
Hundreds of shops in Kampala, Mityana and Masaka are still closed for a second day as thousands of traders remain seated on the verandas of their closed shops. The security in Kampala as usual is tight and the policemen are going on to arrest the people they suspect to be mobilizing traders to become violent. […]
Police have deployed over 5,000 troops in Kampala district to keep law and order during the ongoing three day traders strike. The strike started today across the country. The deployment follows intelligence information that members of opposition were reportedly planning to cause bodily harm to NRM supporters during the strike. Sources in Uganda police force […]
At least six people including two policemen have died in a motor accident today on Kampala Gulu highway. The place of the accident is Kalule near Wobulenzi town council. The accident involved a Gaga bus Reg No UAL 158Z that rammed into a stationary truck with aSudan’s number plate CE 998b killing the six people […]
There is still heavy police deployment around the farm of Uganda’s main opposition leader, Col. Kiiza Besigye in Kasangati. But this time the police are not in the compound of Mr. Besigye or toilets as it was the case last time. We have been told by the detectives that the police officers have been told […]