Why the big crowds at his rallies are misleading indicators of actual voter behavior at the ballot box THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | As expected, police have “suspended” the countrywide mobilistion tour by Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine. After pulling large crowds across the country, I am sure government got …
Read More »Bankers institute, Police launch training course as Uganda fights financial grey list
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s financial industry is still a step away from being internationally blacklisted over safety concerns, more than three years after the alarm was sounded by the Financial Action Task Force, FATF. FATF, an intergovernmental organization that monitors the global financial industries for financial crime, examined …
Read More »Defiant Kyagulanyi vows to continue national tours
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Unity Platform-NUP party president, Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu aka Bobi Wine has vowed to continue with his countrywide mobilisation tours despite a ban from the Uganda Police Force. Speaking to journalists at his offices in Kampala Thursday, Kyagulanyi said the police orders can’t be respected …
Read More »POLICE: We shall not provide security for ‘unofficial’ FDC delegates conference
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police’s Director of Operations, Assistant Inspector General of Police, John Nuwagira, has said police will not provide security for the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) delegates’ conference summoned by the party’s chairman Wasswa Birigwa on September 19. Nuwagira has explained that the police …
Read More »BREAKING: Police halts NUP nationwide mobilisation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police has suspended National Unity Party (NUP) countrywide mobilisation activities until further notice. In a statement, Police said that in view of breaches of guidelines, the activities of the NUP are immediately suspended. “We are sending this strong message, that our country, Uganda, …
Read More »ISINGIRO: Bus accident claims seven lives
Isingiro, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven people have been confirmed dead in a road accident that happened at Kyeirumba along the Mbarara-Isingiro Road last evening. A bus registration number UBG 812K, belonging to Global Bus Company, that was heading to Kikagate is said to have collided with a Mbarara-bound Fuso …
Read More »675 motorcyclists arrested for not wearing crash helmets
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 675 motorcyclists have been arrested in less than two weeks for not wearing crash helmets. Police have said many motorcycle riders do not bother wearing crash helmets even when they have them. Micheal Kananura, the Traffic Police Spokesperson, explains that despite several warnings, many bodaboda …
Read More »How student, woman collected sh13 million in fake job scam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The army and police have arrested a 38-year old woman Harriet Nasuuna, who claims she is a jobs recruitment agent employed by a Senior Three student, William Mugenyi 18. The jobs are said to be in Kenya. Nasuuna had so far recruited 179 youths from …
Read More »Uganda Baati donates office units to Uganda Police, DTI
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Baati, through the Safal Uganda Baati Foundation, donated office units to the Uganda Police Duty-Free Shop and the Directorate of Industrial Training (DIT). Ian Rumanyika, Head of External & Corporate Affairs at Uganda Baati said the company sought to actively contribute to the advancement …
Read More »Warrant of arrest against former UNBS director not yet executed
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has extended its warrant of arrest against David Livingstone Ebiru, the former Executive Director of the Uganda National Bureau of Standards-UNBS . This is after he failed to appear for the second time to answer charges related to offering …
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