Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 250 people spent Monday night in various police cells in Kampala Metropolitan areas for violating the nighttime curfew regulations. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire, says the suspects were picked up in joint security operations involving police, the military and local …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A police constable attached to the Environmental Police Protection Unit opened fire, injuring two people following an altercation with a woman in Kawanda, Wakiso district. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire identified the suspect as Police constable Julius Nagaba, who was guarding SGS …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Crime Intelligence Unit has raided three homes in Kampala and rescued over 200 girls and women who were allegedly being trafficked to Arab countries. The unit started surveillance on the houses after a tip-off from one of the parents who had established that her …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Katwe police station is holding two women for torturing a 7 year old child on accusations of stealing fish. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the suspects as Aisha Nalubega and her friend Allen Kyazike. The two were arrested following a video …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least six people have been confirmed dead and eight others rescued with injuries, at the end of the search through the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kisenyi, last evening. Builders, drivers, food vendors and bystanders were trapped inside the rubble, when the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police has arrested sixteen suspected members of criminal gangs who have been terrorizing residents in the Kampala city suburbs of Makerere-Kikoni and Kasubi. The suspects were picked in an intelligence-led operation conducted by joint Wandegeya and Old Kampala Police Divisions in Makerere-Kikoni and Kasubi …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police are holding two suspects accused of dumping a coffin of a baby at Mulago National Referral Hospital with placards demanding the immediate annulment of the reappointment of Dr. Diana Atwine, as the Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Health. President Yoweri Museveni reappointed Dr. Atwine …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 100 people spent the night in the cells of different police stations in Kampala following the heightened curfew operations. On Tuesday, Kampala Metropolitan Police warned about the alarming abuse of the nighttime curfew operations by motorists and pedestrians. “We would like to inform …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A boda boda rider accused of raping seven female clients and robbing them of their valuables is in police custody in Mukono district. The Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire has identified the suspect as 30-year-old Asumani Owere, a resident of Kitega village in …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A boda boda rider in Najjanankubi has reportedly committed suicide over unknown reasons. Assistant Superintendent of Police-ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police spokesperson has identified the deceased as Godfrey Kasiita, a 35 year old boda boda rider in Masanyalaze zone in Najjanankumbi, Lubaga …
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