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Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura today launched an operation in the suburbs of Kampala to rid the city of a group known as Kifeesi, that have been accused of involvement in criminal activities. Kayihura, accompanied by journalists, combed several areas, starting at Conrad Street at the ROCO construction premises. …

Multan, PAKISTAN | AFP |  Some 33 people including five children have now died in central Pakistan after eating sweets accidentally tainted with insecticide, officials said Sunday. The mass poisoning occurred in the Karor Lal Esan area of Punjab province last month. “The death toll from poisonous sweets has risen …

By Ian Katusiime A collection of human rights groups have advised the government to urgently suspend the crime preventers program ahead of the February 2016 national elections. “Crime preventers” are a volunteer force of civilians recruited and managed by police to report on and prevent crime in cooperation with the …

By Ian Katusiime  Control of 11 million men and women shaping 2016 election at stake Henry Tumukunde is back. Barely two months after the long-time brigadier was promoted to Lieutenant General and retired from the army after over ten years on punitive demobilisation (katebe), Tumukunde is once again in the …

By Agather Atuhaire Corruption suspects walk free as government agencies wrangle All is not well among the three agencies charged with fighting crime and corruption in public office in Uganda; the police, the Directorate of Public Prosecution, and the Inspectorate of Government. Following a spate of losses of corruption cases …

By Joan Akello Dr. Sabrina Bakeera- Kitaka speaks to Joan Akello about children and globe-trotting You wanted to be a newscaster, judge, an air hostess but you became a doctor! But I think I am all of them, some people call me a celebrity and globe-trotting doctor and, I am …

By Haggai Matsiko Why murder, rape, extortion, carjacking, robbery are on the rise Hardcore crime is on the increase, according to statistics from the Criminal Investigations Department. Apart from security, experts are concerned that despite police’s increased funding and recruitment over the years—hitting the mark of an over 40,000 strong …

By rukiya makuma   Iron bar hit men spread terror beyond Kampala    Property crime up in Mbarara Corporal Patrick Nyamua, RA No. 162991, a chief clerk in Bombo General Military Hospital, is fighting for his life in ward 3A, bed 11, in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Kampala. He has …