How a crook weaved his way into the confidence of President Yoweri Museveni and is now wreaking havoc in the security institutions of state Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION TEAM | He calls himself a brigadier general in the UPDF. He introduces himself to people as a Senior …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Special Forces Command (SFC) has picked up former Kampala Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago after officers allegedly scaled the perimeter wall of his residence in Wakaliga this morning. Earlier in the morning, Lukwago said his home was under siege by the elite unit as he prepared …
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Kampala, Uganda | URN | Nearly a month after dramatic security raids on the homes and businesses linked to former Speaker of Parliament Anita Among, pressure is mounting on the government and security agencies to publicly explain the allegations that triggered the operation and her subsequent incommunicado detention from public …
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How the raid on Among’s home marks the beginning of a revolution and what it tells us about the Uganda Muhoozi seeks THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The Saturday 3am SFC raid at the home of our pre-current speaker of parliament, Anita Annet Among (AAA), …
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COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) produced a wayward article written by Wycliffe Muia and titled “Uganda’s Special Forces Command: The elite unit with a license to kill” in their recent publication. This is not an exposé, but it is a relic of the colonial imagination, written …
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Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Special Forces Command (SFC) has retired 52 personnel, including eight senior officers, in a ceremony that highlighted President Yoweri Museveni’s reforms to the retirement system for soldiers. Officers in the General category now receive a lump sum of 600 million shillings, a house, …
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According to his colleagues, Twine was driven by SFC soldiers to unknown destination and his vehicle still remains parked at Naguru police headquarters and his known telephone contacts have since gone off. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reports indicate that former Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | Lt Samson Amo, from the Special Forces Command (SFC), and 12 other UPDF soldiers are facing charges of aggravated robbery and assault after they raided Lubowa Police Station Wednesday afternoon. The Kampala Metropolitan South regional police headquarters has opened a case against Lt Amo …
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Pader, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of Martine Obol, a private under the elite Special Forces Command (SFC), is demanding justice following his mysterious death while in the custody of the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). They allege that Obol, 26, was brutally assaulted by fellow soldiers, denied …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda, the Kira municipality legislator has urged his colleagues in parliament to reject the government’s move to make the elite Special Forces Command-SFC an independent service unit of the Uganda People’s Defense Forces-UPDF. Speaking to Uganda Radio Network in an exclusive interview, …
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