Tag Archives: police

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua |  Israeli police forces broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in East Jerusalem before dawn on Wednesday and clashed with dozens of Palestinian youth inside, drawing condemnation from Arab countries and sparking a new round of rocket attacks and airstrikes in the region. The Palestinian Red …

Kiryandongo , Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |Three suspects are in custody at Kiryandongo Central Police Station for the illegal possession of wildlife products. The suspects are Bernard Enying, 29, a resident of Kigumba Town Council, Eston Nyitu, 33, a resident of Kibiramatu village in Kigumba Sub County, and John Onek, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) has announced plans to accredit all public event organizers in the country to ensure health and safety standards at events. The standards, developed in 2011 and known as US 929:2011, focus on the quality of materials and …

Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kiira Region are investigating the cause of a suspected grenade blast that destroyed the home of Samuel Ngobi, a resident of Kibuga-Mbata cell in Jinja City Southern division. Rhoda Namwase, a resident in the area says that they heard a loud blast …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs have called for halting of the implementation of the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras until a thorough review of the multibillion project has been conducted. This proposal following the presentation of  a Shs26 billion supplementary …

Washington, USA | Xinhua | Three children and three adults died after a shooting at an elementary school in Nashville, the U.S. state of Tennessee, on Monday. The mass shooting was reported at the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, on Monday morning. Don Aaron of the Metro Nashville …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Joy Biira, a resident of Nabisalu Wasswa Zone in Makindye Division in Kampala, has been detained by the Katwe Policing Division on suspicion of killing her husband, Benson Baluku. According to Fred Enanga, the police spokesperson, preliminary information suggests that on March 26th, 2023, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police management has passed out 270 Crisis Response Team (CRT) Police personnel after undergoing training on Oil and Gas protection. The group that was passed out on Friday includes 33 female police officers from the rank of Superintendent of Police to the Police …

  Luwero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luwero District have arrested a former head teacher of Wobulenzi Public Primary School, which is a government institution in Wobulenzi Town Council, for allegedly using the school land titles to secure a questionable loan of 100 million shillings. The suspect has been …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs will examine different bank accounts operated by Police Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO), Exodus. This arises from the observation that the Police Sacco which was founded in 2007 has been opening and operating new bank accounts each …