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On Sept 28 the Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura, was in Katabi Town Council to launch the Annual Police Week activities. Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | Just weeks earlier, the IGP had been in this part of the general Entebbe area in Wakiso district on a different …

THIS WEEK: Museveni visits women murder scene in Entebbe Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | As pressure over government inaction over women murders in Entebbe and Nansana municipality was heightening with some groups opting for protests, the president made a spot check on one of the scenes in Katabi town …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda Police has halted any processions across the country related to the Age Limit debate that is expected to be tabled in Parliament on Thursday. “Police has credible information that there are groups using the cover of processions, who intend to cause violence and …

What police is doing wrong Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The woman’s body was lying in the bush near a popular boat docking site not far from a barracks. Her skirt was covered in blood. Parts of her hands and on leg were missing. Her husband was in the …

After mayor released quietly, 21 victims accuse security Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | The ping pong being played by security authorities in handling the case involving over 20 suspects charged with the murder of AIGP Felix Kaweesi, his body guard and driver, has renewed concerns of human rights observers. …

Fear, confusion as Uganda ‘serial killer’ murders pile up Entebbe, Uganda | Michael O’HAGAN |  AFP | “We keep finding bodies. It was once a month then once every two or three weeks then every week,” said Rose Nakasinge, a middle-aged farmer. “We had to do something.” In a gruesome spate …

  Kampala, Uganda  | THE INDEPENDENT |  The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT.  News analysis, interviews, features, business et al THE LAST WORD The false gospel of governance: How Africa’s obsession with `governance’ issues is too much ado over little or nothing NEW ANALYSIS Nalufenya torture latest: After mayor released quietly, 21 …

THIS WEEK: Kayihura orders corruption probe in police  While at the pass-out at Police Marine Headquarters in Kigo Wakiso District on Aug22, Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura called for a probe into the police. Kayihura who asked the professional standards unit to conduct investigations said they should start with …

THIS WEEK: Kayihura speaks out on women murders Kampala, Uganda | THIS WEEK | Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura on Aug.21 addressed the public about recent murders in Entebbe and Nansana. At a community policing meeting in Nansana, he said their investigations reveal that the murdered women had problems …

LAND PROBE: How govt land is stolen |  After a technical break, the seven-member Land Inquiry 2017 Commission headed by Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire handled two big cases from July 24 –28. Kampala, Uganda  | JULIUS BUSINGE | In the two cases, one main issue emerged: forceful evictions of the …