Tag Archives: Patrick Onyango

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Police has warned Boda boda riders threatening to demonstrate protesting government’s decision to maintain the partial suspension on their operations. Currently, Boda boda motorists are restricted to delivery services and transporting passengers under emergency circumstances. Early this week, President, Yoweri Museveni lifted the ban …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A fire has gutted one of the huts in Kasubi tombs, the burial grounds for four former Kings of Buganda Kingdom and other members of the Royal Family. The minor fire is said to have broken out in the hut located just a distance …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  The police have released 114 taxis that were impounded on Thursday for ferrying passengers without route charts. Patrick Onyango, the Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson, said they resolved to release the vehicles after the owners agreed to register.  “We have impounded 114 taxis and 1 coaster. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 60 taxis were impounded in Kampala on Thursday over lack of route charts. The drivers were found loading passengers at gazetted and non-gazetted parks yet they had not registered with Kampala Capital City Authority –KCCA and the Ministry of Works to secure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Six lives have been lost in the hands of security agencies implementing COVID-19 guidelines over the last 75 days when the country was under a lockdown which was declared to contain the spread of the deadly disease. The victims were shot by soldiers of the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Constable Alex Oduku who was guarding Mbale High Court Judge Jesse Rugyema Byaruhanga has been arrested. The arrest is in relation to an accident in which a traffic officer Innocent Ayesigye lost his life on Sunday in Seeta along the Kampala-Jinja highway. Constable …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A traffic policeman who was knocked on Sunday along Jinja road has died. Police Constable Innocent Ayesigye was knocked from behind by a toyota Rav 4 UAS 597U while he was riding a police motorcycle at Namanve. Ayesigye was rushed to Mulago hospital for …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | District and Division Police Commanders have been cautioned against deploying too many police officers at one roadblock. Traffic police director, Bazir Mugisha said it is erroneous to deploy more than six traffic or general police officers at one checkpoint. Mugisha said DPCs should deploy …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State attorneys have accused police commanders of extorting money from suspects arrested on allegations of violating the COVID-19 measures. Some of the state attorneys who spoke to Uganda Radio Network –URN but preferred anonymity say police commanders connive with investigators to extort money …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Constable Stephen Wafula has been implicated by three police officers for murdering Wakiso businessman, Vincent Serungi, who was gunned down on March 31, 2020. He is being pinned by Assistant Superintendents of Police Joseph Kamukama, Patrick Mugume and police Constable Isaac Kabosi after spending two …