Tag Archives: Polly Namaye

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | With only few days left to end this year, Inspector General of Police –IGP Okoth Ochola, has listed the major crime incidents that puzzled them in the 12 months’ period. Ochola, highlighted the mobile money shootings, strangulation of boda boda riders and home break-ins targeting …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police have arrested their own officer on accusations of deflating a car tyre after he  blamed a driver for knocking his car. Constable Alikamu Firiyan was arrested yesterday for allegedly shooting at the vehicle near Total fuel station in Nsambya, Makindye division, in Kampala. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Police’s Police Advisory Committee –PAC chaired by Inspector General of Police –IGP Martin Okoth Ochola, has started deliberating on closing more than 2,000 police posts and shift personnel to sub-counties as per President Museveni’s advice. Museveni, while making his maiden visit to police headquarters …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Criminal Investigations Directorate –CID has forwarded the files of two teachers accused of sodomizing and defiling their pupils to the Directorate of Public Prosecution- DPP. One of the suspects whose names haven’t been disclosed is a teacher at King Fahad Islamic primary school …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | Regional Police Commanders –RPCs will soon start transferring non-gazetted officers under their jurisdiction, URN has learnt. The Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye, says the Police Council resolved last week to empower RPCs to transfer non gazetted officers under their jurisdiction. These include all policemen …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The leader of Opposition in Parliament Betty Aol Ochan has called for the deployment of more policemen in refugee settlements across the country. She says the lax security in settlements presents a huge security gap for Uganda. The comments follow a recent oversight visit …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Gen David Muhoozi, the Chief of Defense Forces-CDF has held an ad hoc meeting with more than 300 police commanders at Police headquarters in Naguru, a Kampala suburb. Top military officers, according to the Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye, also attended the meeting convened …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kabalagala police are holding a man accused of duping several people using forged documents.  The Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye identifies the suspect as Paul Ssekiziyivu. Namaye explains that Ssekiziyivu was picked up over the weekend following numerous complaints by his victims. “The suspect operates …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | About 1034 police officers are on the verge of losing their gratuity because of failure to validate their personal records. The Deputy Police Spokesperson, Polly Namaye, says the affected police officers haven’t responded to the ongoing validation exercise. She says all officers who retired …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police’s Exodus Savings and Credit Cooperative organisation (Sacco) has established a banking hall to ease the process for police officers seeking to access their funds. The decision follows spates of chaos at the police headquarters Exodus Sacco offices arising out of lengthy queues and the …