Tag Archives: Kale Kayihura

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Colonel Freddy Joseph Onata, the Chief Executive Officer of the UPDF’s Savings and Credit Cooperative -Wazalendo, has expressed confidence to achieve their target of being a One trillion asset institution by next year. He said said the SACCO boasts a membership of over 100,000, share capital of …

How former IGP’s mistakes are now back to haunt him COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | Back in 2015, there was a shoot-out at the home of former Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Faith Mwondha in Iganga district. Thugs had attacked Justice Mwondha’s home and on hearing the news, then …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Former Inspector General of Police, General Kale Kayihura will retire from the UPDF this month. While he is still facing charges at the General Court Martial, the UPDF has confirmed that he is among nine other generals lined up for retirement from the military. Various …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial has not yet received formal instructions from President Yoweri Museveni to drop criminal charges against the former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, Uganda Radio Network has learnt. This comes about five months after Museveni promised that he was going to talk …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  The halting of promotions in the Uganda Police Force is led to an increase in the number of officers in acting positions.  It is exactly five years and two months since the police promoted its officers. Three of the five years have been under the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The latest police manpower audit has revealed a slow implementation of the gender inclusiveness policy. Police numbers are currently at 46,776 of which only 8,128 are females. This translates into 21 percent of female police officers. The police leadership headed by the then Inspector …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The General Court Martial chair Lt. General Andrew Gutti has written to the Chief of Defense Forces-CDF inquiring about President Yoweri Museveni’s promise to have the charges against the former police chief, Gen. Edward Kale Kayihura dropped. Gutti was prompted to write to Gen. David …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Human rights experts and organizations have said that the move to pardon the former Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura is premature and would set a bad precedent. Gen Kayihura was sacked in April 2018, by President Museveni after serving the force for 13 years. …

Kisoro, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |   A section of political leaders and voters in Kisoro district want Independent Presidential Candidate, Gen. Henry Tumukunde to apologize to them over his feud with former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura. Tumukunde who completed his campaign tour in Kigezi region …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Natural Resources Committee of Parliament want the Minerals Police Protection Unit disbanded for brutalizing artisanal miners. The unit was created at the height of conflicts in the mining areas of Bisya, Engaju and Nsiika among others between the large scale miners and …