Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament was on Tuesday released from Kasese Central Police Station without any charges. Zaake together with eleven youths from Kasese were arrested on Tuesday afternoon at Bamboocha Gardens Resort where they were having a meeting. Kasese Municipality Member of Parliament Robert …
Read More »Police on spot for overcharging events organizers for security
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Music promoters and event organisers in greater Masaka sub region are up in arms against police for charging them exorbitant fees for security services at their events. The matter came to the fore during an assessment meeting for entertainment and event organizers at Maria …
Read More »Anti-Sisi protests hit Egypt, as supporters stage own rallies
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Scattered protests broke out Friday in Egyptian cities against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as his supporters also took to the streets in counter demonstrations a week after rare anti-Sisi rallies shook the country. Police blocked streets leading to Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the …
Read More »CECAFA U-20 Challenge Cup: Somali Supporters Turn Chaotic After 3-0 Loss To South Sudan
Njeru, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Somali fans turned chaotic after their team lost 3-0 to South Sudan in a Cecafa U-20 Challenge Cup Group C match played at the Njeru based FUFA technical center on Wednesday. The fans shouted at the players and insulted them after the game faulting them …
Read More »Hoima DPC transferred hours to local parliamentary polls
Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima District Police Commander Christopher Katumba Kiggundu has been transferred, a few hours to the Hoima district Parliamentary election scheduled for Thursday. According to the transfer message released today, Kiggundu moves from Hoima to the Environmental Protection Police Unit –EPPU. He has been …
Read More »Row erupts over sand mining ban in Ntoroko
Ntoroko, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is a bitter row between Ntoroko Resident District Commissioner – RDC, Elijah Biryabarema and sand miners. The miners, who are concentrated in Kibuuku Town Council, accuse Biryabarema of stopping their operations thereby affecting their livelihood. Anesteri Bahemuka, one of the miners says that they …
Read More »Kampala Police hunts marijuana dealers in Nakawa, Kira
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kampala Metropolitan Police are hunting for suspected drug dealers in the slums of Nakawa Division, in Kampala and Kira Municipality, Wakiso District. Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Patrick Onyango said the hunt for drug dealers follows a revelation by a marijuana farmer William Babigambe who …
Read More »IN THE INDEPENDENT: Who is next on US sanctions list?
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The top stories in this week’s THE INDEPENDENT. COVER STORY America pins ex-IGP Kayihura on torture: Who is next on the sanctions list? THE LAST WORD America’s human rights imperialism: How US government sanctions against Kayihura are a toxic mixture of ignorance, prejudice and hypocrisy …
Read More »Rwanda Police warns over corporal punishment in schools
Kigali, Rwanda | THE INDEPENDENT | Rwanda Police has cautioned teachers against administering corporal punishments to students in form of disciplining, saying that such acts amounts to “criminal actions.” The warning follows separate cases where teachers have been arrested for severely beating and injuring pupils. Among those arrested is a teacher …
Read More »Kakira sex video lands Jinja policemen in trouble
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Four police officers accused of recording two love birds at Kakira along Jinja highway having sex in their vehicle and posting the video on social media have been apprehended. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga identified the suspects as Corporal Mathew Magara, Police Constables Musa Semakula, …
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