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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police Anti-Stock Theft Unit is profiling cattle markets to avert commercialized raids in the Karamoja sub-region. The cattle markets have been linked to the spate of raids as rustlers steal cows and immediately load them on trucks for transportation out of Karamoja, a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The traffic police have warned drivers against using energy drinks to fight fatigue. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Faridah Nampiima, the traffic police spokesperson, said they have noticed an increase in false belief that energy drinks help drivers to deal with fatigue on roads. Nampiima …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force (UPF) will annually incur Shillings 2.3 billion extra to cater for salary enhancement of recently promoted officers. The Commander in Chief of the armed forces and head of state, Yoweri Museveni, last week promoted 773 police officers. The promoted …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Masindi police are holding a man accused of biting his customer’s ear over a debt of Shillings 200. The suspect is David Katugume 28, a resident of Kibaali village in Miirya sub county, Masindi district. He reportedly bit off the left ear of David Muhumuza 17, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & URN | Due to the increasing rate of road accidents, Uganda Police has started a name and shame campaign, one of several strategies to bring back sanity on the roads. Assistant Superintendent of Police-ASP Faridah Nampiima, who is the traffic police spokesperson, on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police spokesperson Fred Enanga has said his recent promotion to the rank of Senior Commissioner of Police “is fascinating and a great opportunity to demonstrate what I have learned”. Enanga has sent out a special message on social media to his many friends across …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has promoted five Senior Commissioners of Police to Assistant Inspector General Police. The promoted police officers include Charles Birungi who replaced retired Andrew Soroweni as Director of Police Welfare and Production, Fadhil Kaali who is the commander of Field Force Police (FFP), James …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A number of boda boda riders in Kampala are still hesitant to register for training citing the high costs involved. In April this year, the Ministry of Works and Transport, Kampala Capital City Authority-KCCA, and the Uganda Police Force partnered with the Uganda Driving Licencing Agency …

Mubende, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police in Mubende have arrested five people to help in the going investigations and crackdown on the sequence of robberies in the district. The suspects were arrested following an intelligence operation in Kibaati Village, Kasana Ward in East Division, Mubende District. It is …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Some retired police officers in West Nile sub region are concerned over their unpaid pension arrears by the Uganda Police Authority. According to them, some of their colleagues who retired more than 30 years ago have not received their pensions. The officers who retired from …