Uganda Police

Police commanders clueless on how to confiscate camouflage attires from civilians

Police commanders clueless on how to confiscate camouflage attires from civilians

  District and Divisional Police Commander are uncertain on how to enforce a directive to confiscate camouflage attire similar to that of the army and police from the public. Asuman Mugenyi, the Director of Operations Uganda Police Force directed District and District Police Commanders to confiscate all camouflage clothes that resemble any military or police […]

587 Police Officers Sit for African Union Mission Exam

587 Police Officers Sit for African Union Mission Exam

The Uganda police force directorate of Peace Support Operations has conducted the second aptitude test in English on a total number of 587 under the African Union (AU) Pre -Assessment for Assistance Mission service (AMS) at Nsambya Youth Sharing Hall on April 3 2018. The AIGP Grace Turyagumanawe, the Director Peace Support Operations Uganda police […]

Police arrests 10 suspects, recovers 2 guns and 56 ammunitions in Arua

Police arrests 10 suspects, recovers 2 guns and 56 ammunitions in Arua

Police in Arua are investigating cases of aggravated robberies and murders which have been occurring since November 2017 along Arua Ogoko road around Luku hill, Olevu village, Olevu parish, Ajia Sub county, Arua district and at river Ala area, Anzuu village, Anzuu parish, Vurra Sub county, Arua district in which 10 suspects have been arrested […]

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 […]

Kayihura appoints SCP John Okalany  PSU commandant

Kayihura appoints SCP John Okalany  PSU commandant

Police chief Gen Kale Kayihura sacks the Commandant of Police Standards Unit (PSU) commissioner of Police Good Mwesigwa. According to a message by the Inspector General of Police Gen,Kale Kayihura dated January 10, Mwesigwa has been replaced by Assistant Commissioner of Police John William Okalany from the directorate of Human Rights and Legal Services. Mwesigwa […]

Parliament to probe police over rearrests

Parliament to probe police over rearrests

The Inspector General of Police and other police officers are to face the parliamentary committee on human rights to answer the human rights violation of suspects always released by court only to be rearrested by police. ALSO READ: Why Kansingye was dropped as police spokesperson This follows the recent arrest by security operatives of, Ahmad Ssenfuka, […]

Uganda Police one of the best in Africa – Kasingye

Uganda Police one of the best in Africa – Kasingye

Police is still analyzing the recently released report by World Internal Security and Police Index (WISP), says spokesperson Asan Kasingye. The International Science Association (IPSA) and the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) recently released the WISP report that ranked the Uganda Police among the worst five Police Forces in Africa. AIGP Asan Kasingye said […]

President Museveni commissions Iran-Uganda Medical centre

President Museveni commissions Iran-Uganda Medical centre

Ugandan President Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has today( 26th Oct 2017), commissioned Iran-Uganda medical center at Naguru, a Kampala suburb. “I want to start by thanking the Islamic Republic of Iran for this gift of a high tech healthy center , it will help deal with health issues of the police personnel , and other […]

430 Police Officers sit for UN interviews

430 Police Officers sit for UN interviews

About 430 Police Officers have today started sitting for the United Nations Assistance Mission serviced (AMS) interviews at Mandela National Stadium Namboole an exercise that will run for a week . “The interviews are prepared by the department of Peace Keeping Operation in New York in collaboration with the countries that requested .” said the […]

Kizza Besigye’s swears self in as President of Uganda

Kizza Besigye’s swears self in as President of Uganda

FDC Presidential candidate today swore himself in as President of Uganda amid unclear circumstances. With a day left to the official swearing ceremony of President elect Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, Ugandans were taken by surprise as video emerged of Colonel Besigye swearing in. It’s earlier noted that outspoken Opposition leader has been under heavy police detention […]