Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Thirty-one Regional Police Commanders-RPCs have completed two months of leadership and command training aimed at retooling top police bosses amidst terror threats in the country. The graduates were part of the command and institutional leadership course intake 002/2021, which started on October 11th, 2021. The …
Read More »AIGP Ochom denies banning use of LC, RDC letters for travel
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Police Operations, AIGP Edward Ochom has denied banning use of travel letters issued by Local Council chairpersons and Resident District Commissioners- RDCs to people with emergencies. While declaring a 42 days lockdown last Friday, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni said LCs and RDCs …
Read More »The immediate task of 30 new Kampala police commanders
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Last week, the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech, appointed more than 30 new Kampala Metropolitan Police commanders. The new commanders include eight key division police commanders, 10 are Officers in Charge of police divisions and stations. The rest are commanders of …
Read More »Police to limit use of tear gas
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force has said that it will limit the use of tear gas in quelling protests. This was revealed by the Police team led by the Police Chief of Joint Security Gen Jack Bakasumba while appearing before the Parliament’s Committee on Human …
Read More »Masaka residents in fear as security personnel conduct operations
Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Residents of Masaka are leaving in fear as security operatives conduct operations in the area. Several residents have reported cases of missing relatives and friends at Masaka district Central Police Station. Patrick Ssejjengo, a resident of Kijjabwemi cell in Masaka town is one of the …
Read More »Military Police to take over rooftops of arcades in Kampala
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Military police commanded by Col Keith Katungi is taking over rooftops of major arcades across Kampala as part of the polling day security deployment plan. Col Katungi and Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Moses Kafeero informed traders about the deployment plan in a meeting held at …
Read More »Gen Lokech regrets slapping senior lady traffic officer, blames her
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj Gen Paul Lokech says he regrets the May incident when he allegedly confronted with a senior traffic police officer on Namugongo Road, Kira Municipality in Wakiso District arguing that he is coming with clean and to serve …
Read More »480 arrested in Kampala for defying COVID-19 directives
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 480 people have been arrested for defying the COVID-19 directives. They were arrested on Thursday in an operation by Joint Security Task Force- JTF commanded by Kampala Police commander, Commissioner of Police Moses Kafeero. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala Police Spokesperson said that the operation …
Read More »Police officer arrested for leaking whatsapp message
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A senior police officer has been arrested on allegations of leaking a Whatsapp message of Kampala Metropolitan Police Commander Commissioner of Police-CP Moses Kafeero to commanders. Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ali Lwetunga was arrested on orders of CP Kafeero after it was alleged that …
Read More »Kampala CID team to arraign 200 in courts over theft, drug abuse
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Metropolitan Criminal Investigations Department led by Bernard Muhumuza, will by close of this week have arraigned more than 200 suspects in various courts over theft, robbery and drug abuse. Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police Luke Owoyesigyire says that most …
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