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Katakwi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | 251 police officers have been passed out after completing four months of training for counter Terrorism induction course at Olilim Police Training School in Katakwi district. The officers were equipped with skills in crowd management, counter-terrorism strategies, crime detection, and swift response to neutralize crimes. …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight Police officers attached to Kira-Police Division in Kira Municipality Wakiso District have been arrested  for reportedly stealing sixty million shillings that had been posted as an exhibit. Addressing Journalists at Police Headquarters Naguru, Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga said out of 192 million …

DAR ES SALAAM,  Tanzania | Xinhua | Tanzania will host a week-long field training exercise for 670 senior police officers from the Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organization (EAPCCO), a regional police body whose membership consists of chiefs of police from 14 African countries. David Misime, spokesperson for the Tanzania …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Acting Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Tumusiime Katsigazi, has some police officers deserted the force because of loans. Katsigazi, who assumed IGP roles on March 4, after his boss Martin Ochola’s contract expired said loan-related desertions are emanating from borrowing by impulse. Katsigazi …

Uganda Police Force less trusted and one of the most corrupt on the continent COVER STORY | RONALD MUSOKE | For every two citizens across Africa, one thinks “most” or “all” police officials in their country are corrupt, according to the latest round of continent-wide surveys done by Afrobarometer, a pan-African, …

Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security in Arua City has banned the sale of alcoholic drinks and drugs around football grounds as the secondary school Ball Games commence on Friday. The ban is among other strict guidelines security has issued to ensure peace and security during the tournaments. Over the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  Uganda police has condemned the use of its traffic image, as content in a controversial commercial advert, of a juice, popularly known as “JESA JUS”. They have now demand that the commercial firm, pulls out the traffic police content or the entire advert, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police Constable Shadiq Hussein Baguma has ended his life after losing Shillings 800,000 that was placed under his care to sports betting. A civilian entrusted Baguma with the money for fear that he could be attacked since it was late. However, Buguma decided to take …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lujja Bbosa Tabula, the suspected mastermind of the murder of Daniel Bbosa, the former head of the Ndiga could be hiding in Kenya, according to some leads from Police Crime Intelligence. Bbosa, also the proprietor of Transa Electrical Company Limited, was shot dead last month inside …

The tenure of the long serving police officer reveals the complexities of reform, power dynamics, and the ongoing struggle for security in a rapidly changing nation COVER STORY | IAN KATUSIIME | When Martin Okoth Ochola was appointed Inspector General of Police six years ago, there was some relief from the …