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Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Luweero district has ordered aspirants in National Resistance Movement party primaries to immediately disband vigilante groups. Those who fail to disband them will be held liable for all crimes committed by the groups according to a warning issued by Luweero District Police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police Force headquarters and the National Closed Circuit Television – CCTV command centre all in Naguru have been closed as a measure to avoid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The closure comes after police’s Chief Political Commissar, AIGP Asan Kasingye tested …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The race to get ‘contacts’ has started at Naguru Police headquarters after the Chief Political Commissar of Police, AIGP Asan Kasingye has tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19). AIGP Kasingye confirmed on Sunday afternoon through a tweet that he had tested positive for the …

📌 #Uganda UPDATE ✳️ 97 new #COVID19 cases ✳️ The cumulative total confirmed cases now 2,263 🔺Contacts & alerts 90: Kampala- 59 Wakiso- 11 Buikwe- 6 Luweero- 3 Namisindwa- 3 Mukono- 2 Jinja- 2 Kabale- 1 Oyam – 1 Tororo – 1 🔺1 returnee from Mali 🔺6 truck drivers Kampala, …

Masindi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni Friday presided over the pass- out of  4809 Learner Assistant Inspectors of Police and Probationary Police Constables at Police Training School, Kabalye. He urged them to earn the respect of citizens by the positive actions. “When I look at the police group …

Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have issued criminal summons against Hoima Woman Member of Parliament, Harriet Mugenyi Businge for assault. Businge is wanted in connection to the assault of her rival, Beatrice Wembabazi which left her in coma. The two are contesting for the National Resistance Movement-NRM party ticket …

Fort Portal, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Police in Fort Portal has been tasked to expedite an investigation into the sale of donated Mama Kits in a supermarket.  Mama Kits labelled; “For Public Use, Not for Sale” were first seen in  Good Home Supermarket in Fort Portal, in March.  Subsequently, a Chinese …

Amuru, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Police in Amuru District have quelled a planned demonstration against Linda Agnes Auma, the Resident District Commissioner (RDC) over land compensation queries in Lakang, Amuru District. The demonstration relates to the protracted confusion in the sale of 10,000 hectares of land for the establishment of Madhvani Sugar …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Julius Ssempija, a suspected robber of a Fuso truck from Busia town has been arrested in Kampala, thanks to tracking by the flying squad. Ssempijja was picked from his garage at Kabulengwa, Lubaga Division, in Kampala and detained at the Central Police Station in Kampala. He …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  Police has said they are going to clampdown on unruly Subaru motorists in Kampala. The development follows an incident that happened on Sunday evening at a police checkpoint in Buloba where a fleet of Subaru racers who normally form a racing convoy stopped and became aggressive …