Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two police officers have been arrested to help with investigations into the shooting in Bukasa, Wakiso district that left one woman severely injured. Those arrested are Erisa Muhumuza and Evelyne Akello, both police officers attached to the Uganda National Roads Authority-UNRA enforcement team. Kampala Metropolitan Police …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A suspected gang leader in Nansana municipality has been found dead. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identifies the deceased as Erias Kabanda, who has been on the police wanted list for terrorizing people in Nansana municipality in Wakiso district. According to Owoyesigyire, …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police constable Sadik Kawu has been found dead along the Lake Victoria shorelines at Uganda Wildlife Conservation Education Centre. Kawu’s body was found by another police constable attached to the Counter-Terrorism Unit on Sunday, May 22, 2022. Kawu had been deployed for night duty on …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A first year student at Kyambogo University is in hiding for allegedly losing his tuition to betting. Julius Osuta who was first reported missing on April 7th, 2022 at Kyambogo police post resurfaced after a day before disappearing again. Luke Owoyesigire, the spokesperson for Kampala …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Five suspected members of a machete-wielding gang who were captured on CCTV inside the compound of a home in Nabweru-Nansana, Wakiso district have finally been arrested after a two months search. The suspects were captured on CCTV on September 4th, 2021, scaling the perimeter wall …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A casual labourer has raped a 10-year-girl in Nakawa division, a Kampala city suburb, and strangled her to death. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigire identifies the suspect as Gerald Sematiko, a resident of Katogo zone in Kinawataka, Nakawa division in Kampala. The …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four people are in police custody in Kampala for selling and taking banned substances. They are Grant Ndugwa, Gerald Jangu, Peter Kaggwa and Bukenya Junior. A team of police officers from Wilson road police post and Nakasero led by their commanders Isaac Akampulira and Severino …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Guild President Ivan Ssempijja together with three guild ministers are out on police bond. The guild ministers are Noella Awal, Ismail Katongole and Francine Ayebazibwe. The four regained their freedom on Tuesday afternoon from the Central Police Station Kampala following their arrest on …
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Kampala, Uganda | Police at the Clock-Tower in Kampala is on the spot for extorting money from city dwellers who want to access the city centre. Due to the ongoing construction of the Kampala Fly Over project, barricades have been set up to control traffic flow at the site. This …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding a former teacher at Step by Step School in Nansana municipality accused of sexually abusing six girls. Luke Owoyesigire, the Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, identified the suspect as Moses Mpanga Aldo, a resident of Nansana municipality in Wakiso district. According to …
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