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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | These are the top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY The are abducting everyone: Why the crackdown on Bobi Wine supporters may not work well for Museveni and NRM THE LAST WORD Uganda’s change dilemma: How our country is caught between Museveni’s …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There was drama at Luwero Diocese guest house in Luwero town on Thursday after policemen besieged a meeting called by State Minister for Tourism Godfrey Kiwanda to arrest district official of National Resistance Movement party who is accused of embezzlement. Kiwanda who is also NRM …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police have arrested a polling assistant in Entebbe municipality over allegations of vote rigging in the residual elections. Last month, the Electoral Commission cancelled the elections for the directly elected councilor for Bugonga, Kakeeka Nakasamba and Kitasa villages due to misallocation of symbols. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The police in Mayuge district on Sunday recovered some body parts of a 16-year-old who was killed by a crocodile on Thursday. Shafiq Watangwa, a primary six pupil at Musubi primary school in Musubi village, Bukatube sub county, Mayuge district had gone swimming with his …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Karamoja region is investigating a gang that could have masterminded killings in which 20 lives have been lost over the last six weeks. The deaths were recorded in Moroto district and parts of Napak between December 24, 2020, to February 5, 2021. The …

Masaka, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  | Police in Masaka have arrested two people for allegedly circulating leaflets with messages that are demeaning the person of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni.     The pink-coloured leaflets with Museveni’s cross-stroked-picture started circulating last week in Masaka City and nearby communities. They are inscribed with messages branding …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Forty-four Superintendents of Police have completed a refresher course in command and leadership at Bwebajja Police College. They were part of the 45 officers who were summoned for a refresher course on September 21, 2021, by the Inspector-General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola. The majority …

Mukono, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Mukono is stuck with two mentally challenged pregnant women whose origins are still unknown. One of the woman has been identified as Joan Jolline Akakayo, 20, who dropped at the police station by Joseph Kalurwa the secretary for defense Njerere ward in Ggoma …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Directorate of Forensic Sciences in the Uganda Police Force-UPF is seeking Shillings 450 million for examining at least 100 DNA samples from suspects and crime victims each quarter. This is contained in a document prepared by the acting head of the Directorate Forensic Science, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has profiled 853 repeated offenders also known as serial criminals across the country. The profiles include the photos, DNA samples and case records of serial criminals in various parts of the country. Although the profiled criminals are drawn from …