Tag Archives: security

Kampala, Uganda | URN | As the Presidential Swearing-In Ceremony gets underway at Kololo Independence Grounds, a mixed security and public order picture has emerged across different parts of the country, with some districts under heightened deployment while others continue with normal activity. In several upcountry districts, security agencies have stepped …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Kampala woke under watch, with guns in nearly every direction. Armed soldiers and police officers lined major roads and streets before sunrise. Along the Northern Bypass, each roundabout held clusters of security personnel. Tents stood beside armoured vehicles, while patrol trucks moved slowly, some with …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Buganda Road Chief Magistrates Court has remanded eight people, including Counter Terrorism Police officers and private security guards attached to the security detail at the Bank of Uganda, on charges of neglect to prevent a felony in connection with an alleged office break-in and …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Heightened security at Parliament has overshadowed the planned debate on the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill, 2026, raising fresh concerns about transparency and democratic space as legislators prepare for the plenary sitting. This morning, Military and police forces sealed off key access roads leading to Parliament, restricting …

Kampala, Uganda | URN | Vice President Rtd Major Jessica Alupo has presided over the passing out of 1,238 recruit warders on Saturday. They completed a nine-month basic recruit warders and wardresses course at the Prison Academy and Training School. Of these, 912 are male, and 326 are female. It …

ISLAMABAD | Xinhua | Pakistan has stepped up security and logistical preparations as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to arrive in Islamabad for high-stakes talks aimed at easing tensions in the Middle East following a recently announced two-week ceasefire. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said on Thursday …

The Missing Link in Uganda’s Privatisation Story   COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | Uganda’s journey into privatisation, strongly accelerated under the Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs), was anchored on a simple but powerful promise: improve service delivery through efficiency and competition. Guided by reforms from institutions such as the International Monetary Fund …

    The coming costs of America’s new war on its competition with China, its allies in the region and the world economy   THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA |  I wrote in this column on December 19th last year, praising Donald Trump’s National Security Strategy. In it, the US president …

COMMENT | MATHIAS RUKUBA | The growing unease across the Kampala metropolitan area is no longer whispered in corridors or confined to neighbourhood WhatsApp groups. It is visible in tightened gates, earlier closing hours for businesses, and heightened anxiety among residents. A disturbing rise in violent attacks, robberies, and targeted killings, …

COMMENT | ANDREW PI BESI | Lately, I have been reflecting on the Roman Empire and its establishment some 27 or so years before the birth of Christ the Messiah. One of its most enduring political thinkers was Marcus Tullius Cicero. When, like many, I read on social media of Ms. …