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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | March 4th, 2019 marked a full year since Martin Okoth Ochola became the Inspector General of Police-IGP. He replaced General Kale Kayihura who had severed as IGP for 12 years. Immediately after assuming office, Ochola issued 12 directives to heads of different police units …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP | Ugandan police on Monday detained Bobi Wine, a pop star turned MP who became a high-profile government critic, after shutting down one of his concerts and firing tear gas at his fans. The local music sensation, a potential challenger to veteran President Yoweri Museveni, was pulled …

Kampala, Uganda | AFP |  Ugandan police said Thursday they had charged the alleged “mastermind” behind the kidnapping of an American tourist and her safari guide, who were later released in exchange for a ransom. Byaruhanga Onesmus, a former convict, was charged in a court in the country’s west with …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A joint security team has started registration of all guns in the country and has so far registered all arms in the hands of the Police Force, Prisons, private security and those privately licensed within Kampala metropolitan area. Following a spate of killings last year, President …

    London, United Kingdom | AFP | WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s nearly seven-year stay at Ecuador’s embassy in London came to an abrupt end on Thursday when police entered the building and arrested him after Ecuador withdrew his asylum. Assange has been living at the embassy in London’s plush Knightsbridge …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT & AFP | Uganda police will today hand over American tourist Kimberly Sue Endicott who was rescued from kidnappers yesterday, to the US Ambassador in Uganda Deborah Malac. That marks an end of a frantic one week search after the US tourists and her safari guide Jean-Paul …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Ronald Ssebulime who was innocently murdered by Uganda police is demanding a compensation of sh9.9 billion. Ssebulime who was riding a motorbike was arrested, handcuffed before being shot dead by police on Sunday March 24th, 2019 on suspicion that …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Information, Communications and Technology, Idah Nantaba Erios has shunned police summons to record a statement in relation to the death of Ronald Ssebulime. In a letter dated March, 29th, 2019 sent to the Criminal Investigations Department, Nantaba says she is …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police have admitted that Ronald Ssebulime was murdered in cold blood. Ssebulime was on Sunday gunned down by police for allegedly trailing ICT State Minister Ida Erios Nantaba. On Wednesday, Fred Enanga, the Police spokesperson apologized and withdrew the police’s earlier statement which …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda police has arrested the policemen who shot a one  Ronald Ssebulime for allegedly trailing Idah Nantaba, the Information Communication and Technology State Minister on Sunday. “Upon further scrutiny by a joint team of investigators from the Kampala, Metropolitan East Regiona and Homicide from …