VIDEO: Kayihura suspends 4 police officers as land probe bites Kampala, Uganda | NBS TV | The Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura has suspended four senior police officers that are accused of taking an active role in the forceful eviction of residents and the destruction of a government building on plots 60 & 62, …
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VIDEO: Kayihura tasked to explain implication of illegal land evictions Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA | The Commission of Inquiry into land matters has grilled Uganda’s Police Chief Kale Kayihura over the involvement of his subordinates in illegal evictions in Jinja district. It was revealed that senior police officers oversaw the …
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Land probe: IGP Kayihura wants government agencies ‘crucified’ over property saga Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has demanded that the ongoing land commission of inquiry interrogate government agencies named in the illegal sale and demolition of a building on plot 60-62, Aldina Road in Jinja …
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What has land inquiry achieved after 60 days? Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE & RONALD MUSOKE | On May 9, a renowned advocate became the first witness to testify before the seven-member Land Inquiry 2017 Commission headed by Lady Justice Catherine Bamugemereire. On July 6, Bamugemereire informed the media that …
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VIDEO: IGP Kayihura appears before Centenary Park probe committee Uganda | NTV UGANDA| The Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura says the force will provide security during the demolition of parts of Centenary Park to allow National Water and Sewerage Corporation install water and sewerage pipes. Kayihura made the commitment while appearing …
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VIDEO: COSASE Committee to summon IGP Kayihura over Centenary park Kampala, Uganda | NTV UGANDA| The Inspector General of Police, Gen. Kale Kayihura has been summoned to appear before the Committee of Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises COSASE that is investigating the Centenary Park row. This after the committee resolved that national Water …
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Ministry of Defence and Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) spokesperson Brigadier Richard Karemire has released a statement refuting a report in a Kampala daily that “President Yoweri Museveni has fallen out with Police chief Gen. Kale Kayihura and has transferred police powers to the military police.” In his statement posted …
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How admiration for army life drove a young man’s inventive mind Samuel Mugarura, 24, a final year student of chemistry and botany attracted attention in 2016 when he unveiled teargas he says he made from a tiny store in his mother’s house using common items like onions, red pepper, and …
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Mayor Geoffrey Byamukama narrates ordeal In the early afternoon of Friday, May 19, nine of the 30 MPs on the Human Rights Committee of Parliament visited Nalufenya Police Station to investigate cases of torture at the detention facility. One of the 21 suspects the MPs interacted with during the six …
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Stories from victims of police brutality put Kayihura, Muhoozi, Museveni on the spot March 23 started like an ordinary day for Godfrey Musisi, 52, until, out of nowhere, police officers descended on his compound in a Kampala city suburb. A few hours later, he was a prisoner in the notorious …
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