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Soroti, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police have used teargas to disperse rowdy voters from four polling stations in Soroti East division during the NRM party primary elections. The affected polling stations are Kikandani, Acip, TesoIn and Moruapesur. The angry voters said to be supporters of John Robert Esaru, one of …

Ntungamo, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Ntungamo police have arrested 400 people believed to have been ferried into the municipality to participate in the National Resistance Movement-NRM party primary elections. The suspects were picked up in an operation that was conducted on Sunday night and this morning in different parts of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has made more transfers and appointments affecting 71 officers barely one week after he shuffled over 70 gazetted officers. Deputy police spokesperson Polly Namaye described the changes as normal and they affect several departments in the force …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have recovered two bodies from the Nakivubo channel after today’s heavy downpour in Kampala. The two bodies were recovered near Total fuel station where they were carried by floods water from different parts of the city. Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango has identified …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Masindi are holding a 24-year-old woman on allegations of defiling five boys. Police has identified the  suspect as Scovia Nyamusana, a resident of Kamurasi cell, Nyangahya division in Masindi district. The victims whose names have been withheld because they are juveniles are …

Luweero, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Luweero have arrested six family members of Manyama village over alleged sacrifice of their own child. The suspects have been identified as Hajarah Zawedde (43), Stephen Balikuddembe (33), Ibrahim Ashraf (60), Bashir Walugembe (21), Habib Musanja (29) and Musa Zeinuba, residents of Manyama …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police has quarantined 40 suspects and closed Kawempe Police Station after a suspect tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. The Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the suspect who tested positive is a 15-year old juvenile who was arrested on allegation of defilement. …

Hoima, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police in Hoima has arrested a Uganda People’s Defence Forces –UPDF officer for allegedly assaulting traffic officers. Julius Hakiza, the Albertine region police spokesperson identified the officer as Captain Sam Kaziiro attached to the Chieftaincy of Mubende Rehabilitation Center. It is alleged that Kaziiro on …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Kawempe Police has launched investigations into the alleged fake kidnap of Rukia Namuwanga an aspirant for Kawempe South Woman Councillor.   Namuwanga who is contesting on the Forum for Democratic Change-FDC party ticket is also the current area Councillor for Bwaise I, II and III parishes …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Soroti have impounded four buses of different companies operating in the area while violating Standard Operating Procedures- SOPs. The buses include two from the YY Coaches Company, while the other two belong to Gateway and to Goglon bus companies each. They were …