Kitagwenda, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is investigating Kitagwenda district officials on allegations of embezzling 200 million shillings meant for the maintenance of a one-kilometre road. URN has seen a general inquiry file-GEF 684/2021, where unidentified officials are accused of embezzlement, causing financial loss and abuse of …
Read More »Uganda police rescues 38 victims of human trafficking in Kenya
Buisa, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ugandan police, working with a non-governmental organization, have rescued 38 victims of human trafficking in neighboring Kenya, CID spokesperson said on Thursday. Charles Twiine, the Criminal Investigations Directorate spokesperson said in a tweet that working with the organization of “Make a Child Smile,” they …
Read More »CID probes local government ministry, UPPC over UGX 500M for security stamps
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID is investigating the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation-UPPC and Ministry of Local Government-MoLG over Shillings 500million that was meant for the supply of security stamps to LC I and LC II chairpersons. According to highly placed sources at the CID headquarters, …
Read More »CID orders probe into hospitals overcharging patients, detaining bodies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Director of Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID Paul Kato Tumuhimbise has ordered commanders of regional/district investigations departments to probe and apprehend all private health service care providers overcharging, retaining patients and bodies of their clients for failure to clear medical bills. In his internal Memo …
Read More »Crime Intelligence arrest 3 men linked to murders in Western Uganda
Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Crime Intelligence in collaboration with the Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID have arrested three suspected masterminds of murder in various Western Uganda districts. CID spokesperson Charles Twine says that the hunt for the trio started with the kidnap and murder of Ntoroko district chairperson Japeth Kabagambe on …
Read More »200 conned in online job scam
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 280 Ugandans have lost more than 180 million shillings in an online job scam. The victims who are aged 18 to 30 years are crying foul after they were defrauded money ranging from 600,000 shillings to one million shillings as medical and Interpol …
Read More »West Nile receives motorcycles to fight crime in hard to reach areas
Zombo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The department of Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID in four districts of West Nile has been boosted with new motorcycles to detect and fight crime in hard to reach areas. The bajaj motorcycles with private number plates supplied by the police headquarters were handed over to the …
Read More »MPs blocked as colleagues Ssewanyana, Ssegirinya appear at police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The situation is tense in Masaka town as Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana and Muhammad Ssegirinya appear to record statements in relation to the recent Masaka killings. The two opposition MPs representing Makindye West and Kawempe North constituencies respectively were summoned to record statements at …
Read More »MPs Ssegirinya, Ssewanyana summoned over Masaka killings
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate-CID has summoned Members of Parliament Allan Ssewanyana of Makindye West Constituency, and Muhammad Ssegirinya of Kawempe North Constituency over the killings in the greater Masaka area. At least 26 people have been confirmed to have been killed by unknown assailants in …
Read More »Ugandans face arrest for hiring trafficked persons as domestic workers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Criminal Investigations Directorate has raised concern over the increasing cases of Ugandans hiring victims of transnational trafficking as domestic workers. Charles Twine, the spokesperson of the directorate says that security forces are launching operations against traffickers, and that any person who has hired victims …
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