Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has been allocated 292 billion shillings for domestic development in the 2020/2021 financial year starting next month. The development budget has been increased by 32.8 percent compared to 196 billion shillings that was given to the force in the 2019/2020 financial …
Read More »Police to maintain roadblocks outside city centre to trap offenders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police has said it is going to maintain all roadblocks outside the city center in order to crackdown on motorists and pedestrians flouting COVID-19 rules. Speaking at the Joint Security briefing at the Uganda Media Centre today, Fred Enanga, the spokesperson of …
Read More »Police tasked to account for UGX 37Bn COVID-19 funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has tasked officials from the Uganda Police to account for 37 billion recently appropriated by parliament to facilitate the force’ operations in controlling the spread of coronavirus disease. Police officials led by the Chief of Staff, Brigadier Jack Bakasumba …
Read More »Police impounds 212 taxis for flouting KCCA, COVID-19 rules
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda police impounded 212 taxis and 47 buses in Kampala Metropolitan Area on the very day they returned to the roads for flouting new rules for their operations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Yoweri Museveni lifted the ban on public …
Read More »Police warns against overcharging truck drivers for parking
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police has warned managers and owners of designated parking premises for long distance trucks against overcharging drivers. Speaking at the Uganda Media Centre in Kampala in the weekly Joint Security Taskforce briefing, Fred Enanga, the Police Spokesperson said they have received a number of …
Read More »Kyarenga concerts cancelled illegally -: Justice Nambayo
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | High Court has quashed an order by Uganda Police Force stopping events promoters from organising Kyarenga music concert featuring Kyadondo East Member of Parliament Robert Kyagulanyi alias Bobi Wine. In her judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Esther Nambayo said the letter issued by police …
Read More »Police officers warned against going for operations without protective equipment
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police has warned its officers against going to the field without Personal Protective Equipment-PPE saying they are putting their lives and those of others at risk of contracting COVID-19. Speaking on Monday at the weekly security press conference at the Uganda Media …
Read More »Police names places with high crime rates in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Analysis of last year’s crime report released by Uganda Police indicates places in Kampala described as dangerous to live in due to the high crime rate. Crime records of last year as presented by director Criminal Investigations, Grace Akullo show places such as Katwe, …
Read More »Police commanders ordered to release minor offence suspects
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two days after Uganda confirmed her first coronavirus (Covid-19) case, the leadership of Uganda police has ordered district, division and station commanders to release all suspects with minor offences. Commissioner of Police – CP Fred Enanga, said as part of the strategies to minimize overcrowding …
Read More »People Power supporter’s death dents Uganda Police – ANT
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Alliance for National Transformation-ANT has said that the death of Ritah Nabukenya, a supporter of the People Power pressure group who succumbed to injuries sustained following a motor accident, is a dent on the Uganda Police. A motorcycle on which Nabukenya was seated was allegedly …
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