Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector-General of Police, Martin Ochola, has ordered for the distribution of more than 50,000 copies of the new Standard Operation Procedures to all police officers, LDUs and UPDF soldiers attached to the police force. In response to President Yoweri Museveni’s directive to draft new …
Read More »Ochola promotes star athlete Cheptegei to assistant superintendent of police
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola, has promoted policeman and athlete Joshua Cheptegei to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of police. Police spokesman Fred Enanga, announced the promotion on Monday morning. Cheptegei has been promoted in honour of his recent achievements at the …
Read More »Families of deceased officers given 5-day ultimatum to return ceremonial uniforms
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Joint Security Task Force has given a 5-day ultimatum to families of deceased security officers to surrender all ceremonial uniforms that were given to their departed relatives. This is part of ongoing efforts to recover military and police wear from civilians. …
Read More »Joint spy team deployed to monitor schools operating illegally – Enanga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police force and its sister security agencies particularly Uganda People’s Defence Forces – UPDF have deployed joint spy teams to monitor schools operating without COVID-19 clearance certificate including those flouting the Standard Operating Procedures – SOPs. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, said the intelligence officers …
Read More »Police apologize to Buganda, catholic church over Mityana Mbogo clan teargas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force-UPF have apologized to the Buganda Kingdom and the Catholic Church members who were directly affected by the fired teargas on the event. On Saturday, police in Mityana District used teargas to disperse members of Buganda Kingdom’s Mbogo Clan who had convened …
Read More »POLICE: No signatures or cash were confiscated in NUP office siege
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The items that were confiscated during the police siege on the offices of the National Unity Platform early this week, did not contain any money or even signatures of people endorsing Robert Kyagulanyi for the Presidency, Police have said. Police says that the operation …
Read More »82 detained following operations to recover military, police wear in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 82 suspects are in police custody following joint security operations to recover police and military wear from the National Unity Platform-NUP offices and supporters, police have revealed. This comes a day after, a joint security team comprising police and the military stormed …
Read More »511 city motorists apprehended under curfew in one night
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The joint security operations on Monday night impounded 331 motorcycles plus 211 cars and bigger vehicles for flouting the curfew. Although the curfew takes effect at 2100 hours(9pm) hours, police allowed another one hour before apprehending those still on the road at 2200 hours (10pm). …
Read More »53 drivers spend night at Jinja road police for violating curfew
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 53 drivers spent Monday night at Jinja Road Police Station for violating the night time curfew. The drivers were picked up a few hours after Police Spokesperson Fred Enanga said they would arrest people found violating the 9 pm curfew announced by …
Read More »Police restores curfew check points
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police is restoring Curfew checkpoints with effect from tonight at 2100 hours. Commissioner of Police Fred Enanga, the Force Spokesman Fred Enanga says all roadblocks and barriers on roads leading into (and out of) the city for the enforcement of the curfew are …
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