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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Police Human Resource Management, Brig Gen Jesse Kamunanwire, has announced the recruitment of 10,000 probation police constables. These are intended to support the implementation of President Yoweri Museveni’s directive of shifting police concentration from urban areas to sub-counties. Brig Kamunanwire’s announcement …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Defence and Internal Affairs Committee has grilled top management of the Uganda Police Force over concerns regarding the functionality of the National CCTV Systems Project. The meeting, chaired by Wilson Kajwengye (Nyabushozi County), took place on Tuesday in the South Committee Room at …

Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Soroti Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded several Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) leaders to Soroti Government Prison until March 12, 2025. The leaders were arrested on Friday, March 7, in Soroti City. They were charged with unlawful assembly, common nuisance, burning vehicle tires on …

Nairobi, Kenya | CITIZEN DIGITAL | Police in Uasin Gishu have launched investigations after a man was found to have illegally set up a police patrol base in Cherus Centre, Kesses Sub-County, without the knowledge or authorization of the National Police Service (NPS). According to reports, the suspect, Collins Leitich, alias …

Although the Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, officially launched the implementation of sub-county policing six weeks ago, many challenges have already been witnessed, including leaving greater Kampala, which is a crime-prone area with only half of the 13,000 personnel it has been having. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have identified the names of two people who died in the Wednesday fire that gutted the Sunrise Hotel Building in Kampala. The fire, which started at around 10:00 am, was in the basement shops of the Sunshine Hotel Building, located near Namayiba …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 25 supporters of the National Unity Platform (NUP), including two Members of Parliament, are detained at Wandegeya Police Station on various charges. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire confirmed that MPs Derrick Nyeko (Makindye East) and Muwadda Nkunyingi (Kyadondo East) were among …

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | John Cossy Odomel, the former Inspector General of Police (IGP) is dead, according to Captain Mike Mukula, the National Resistance Movement Vice Chairperson for Eastern Region. “I am deeply saddened to announce the demise of our patriot and former Inspector General of Police (IGP) …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has issued a warning about a new modus operandi being used by criminals posing as bank customers to identify and track individuals withdrawing substantial amounts of cash. There has been a rise in robberies targeting bank clients who have withdrawn large …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Subaru drivers under their umbrella organization, Car Tribe Uganda, are swapping their reputation for wild driving with a charitable cause. The group comprising 95 registered members is mobilizing scholastic materials for the children of police officers ahead of the upcoming school term. Car …