Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Business grounded to a halt at Arua Park yesterday morning when Uganda National Bureau of Standards–UNBS officials raided People’s Plaza and Kati-Kati Plaza and impounded several cartons of sachet alcohol. The UNBS team was accompanied by Uganda Revenue Authority –URA officials and officers from …
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Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least five people sustained injuries on Sunday evening during an explosion at Marco Gym and Spa next to Quality Supermarket in Kyaliwajjala, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman Patrick Onyango says that preliminary investigations show that the explosion was caused by excessive heating of …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | It is one year since government embarked on installing Closed Circuit Television Cameras – CCTV in Kampala City and its neighboring areas particularly Wakiso and Mukono districts to ease security monitoring. So far, police and Huawei technologies have installed 2547 out of the 3233 …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Renowned Uganda Cranes fan, Jackson Ssewanyana alias Uncle Money is in trouble in connection to the death of Siraje Hakim Tumusiime. He is accused of clobbering to death Tumusiime, a mechanic at Munaku-Lubya, Rubaga Division, in Kampala on August 16, 2019. Ssewanyana is locked up …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Metropolitan police have launched a hunt for a diver who knocked and injured a member of the Fire Base crew belonging to Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. Abubaker Mugisha alias Babuman aka First Suspect was moving on a Boda Boda …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, Ismail Kiggundu called several district and division police commanders-DPCs, officers in charge and heads of Criminal Investigations Department ordering them to release certain suspects in their custody. The Kampala Metropolitan Police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says e called the officers using police lines …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A man identified as Ismail Kiggundu has been arrested for impersonating as a Commissioner of Police-CP attached to the office of the Inspector General of Police-Okoth Ochola. Using his disguised status, Kiggundu ordered District, Division Police Commanders (DPCs), Officers in Charge (OCs) of police stations …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sulayina Nangendo alias Princess Becky Jjuuko, a popular actress with the Ebonies appeared before police detectives and Pornography Control Committee over her leaked nudes. The Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, said Nangendo has recorded a statement and would be charged with publishing pornography …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police has advised operators of mobile money to hire private security guards. The development comes in the wake of rampant mobile money attacks. Armed thugs have in the last three weeks shot, killed over seven mobile money and hardware operators in Kampala …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested, Bashir Katamba, on accusations of defrauding 50 million shillings and impersonating James Ruhweza, the personal assistant to the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Muzeeyi Sabiiti. Ruhweza is the former Kampala Metropolitan operations commander and now commands Civil Aviation Police …
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