Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police Major General Paul Lokech on Friday appeared before Parliament’s appointment committee. President Museveni appointed Lokech Deputy IGP replacing Major General Muzeyi Sabiiti. Loketch comes to the helm of Police leadership with vast experience fighting Al Shabab forces …
Read More »Police arrests 7,000 drug dealers, smokers in two years
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Records at the Anti-Narcotics Unit at Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID show that 7,328 people have been arrested in the last two years for illegally buying, selling and smoking of intoxicating drugs. The data gathered is part of the reflection on the contribution of specialized police …
Read More »Deputy IGP tasks Telecom operators to explain multiple sim card registration
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Stephen Muzeyi Sabiiti, has held a meeting with telecom operators over the fraudulent sim card registration process, which is allegedly aiding crime. Sabiiti, accompanied by police’s Information Communication Technology –ICT expert, said for a long …
Read More »IGP Ochola lists major crime challenges of 2019
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only few days left to end this year, Inspector General of Police –IGP Okoth Ochola, has listed the major crime incidents that puzzled them in the 12 months’ period. Ochola, highlighted the mobile money shootings, strangulation of boda boda riders and home break-ins targeting …
Read More »Police starts discussions on closure of 2,000 police posts
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Police Advisory Committee –PAC chaired by Inspector General of Police –IGP Martin Okoth Ochola, has started deliberating on closing more than 2,000 police posts and shift personnel to sub-counties as per President Museveni’s advice. Museveni, while making his maiden visit to police headquarters …
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