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Bunia, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Nationals of the Democratic Republic of Congo have applauded Uganda Peoples Defense forces-UPDF for raiding Allied Democratic forces-ADF camps in Eastern DRC. The UPDF, in a joint operation with DRC forces, launched a series of strikes against the Allied Democratic Forces-ADF militants in neighbouring …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt in Lotome sub county in Napak district on Saturday following a peaceful protest by residents accusing the army of alleged involvement in cattle rustling. The protesters who included children, women and men matched through Lotome trading center with placards accusing …

Napak, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament for the nine districts of Karamoja region have called for an emergency meeting with the UPDF and police commanders to discuss the growing insecurity concerns in the region. The meeting which will take place tomorrow on Saturday in Napak district follows the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | General Katumba Wamala’s home, where he left in the morning before he was shot, is found in Bulabira in Najjera II. This area neighbours Kulambiro, a city suburb where former Police Spokesperson, Assistant Inspector General of Police- AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi was gunned down on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) is puzzled over the whereabouts of the body guards of General Katumba Wamala, the former army commander and Works and Transport Minister, who was shot at this morning. Unidentified gunmen riding on motorcycles intercepted Katumba Wamala’s vehicle registration …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  A report by the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized crime has faulted the Uganda Police and the Army for their role in illegal charcoal trade. The research conducted in Uganda, Kenya and South Sudan interviewed 348 people with direct involvement in the value chain as …

Agago, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Morolem village in Agago district have called on the army to establish a detach to help in combating the influx of Karimojong suspected cattle thieves. The call comes in the wake of a surge in the theft of cattle in the community that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has distanced the army and other security forces from the ongoing forced disappearances of people across the country in the lead-up to and after the January polls. The President says that the security forces including the army and police are taught …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Archbishop of Church of Uganda, the Most Rev Dr Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu has asked security agencies to respect the rights of Ugandans. The Archbishop was on Thursday delivering his New Year address at the Archbishop’s palace at Namirembe. Security personnel have come under …

  ✳ Lt Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba Comd SFC/presidential adviser on security ✳ Maj Gen Paul Lokech -Deputy IGP ✳ Maj Gen James Birungyi to South Sudan for Special assignments. ✳ Maj Gen Sabiiti Muzei returns to UPDF General Hqtrs. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President and Commander In Chief Gen …