Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara city security committee has ordered the closure of all illegal taxi and bus stages in the city. The directive comes in the wake of Tuesday twin bomb explosions in Kampala. Some of the illegal stages include the Rwebikona-Ntake stage, Ahakatooma stage, and Post …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is heightened security at the police headquarters and the stations across Kampala following the twin bombings on Tuesday, that left more than 20 police officers injured. At least two patrol vehicles with counter-terrorism, field force unit officers and military personnel have been deployed …
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Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Elders in Karamoja have rejected a report by police about the recovery of raided cattle from the region. According to the Moroto Regional Police Spokesperson Michael Longole, the police and the joint security forces in Karamoja have recovered 9,118 heads of cattle out of the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have expressed fear that the attacks that rocked Kampala early today, could have been targeting the Parliament building, the police and other government installations in the area. One of the explosions occurred at the IPS building near parliament and the other at …
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Kotido, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former member of parliament for Kotido municipality, Bildard Adome has said if anything happens to his life, the security forces should be held responsible. Addressing the media on Wednesday in Kotido, Adome claimed that he has been attacked several times by plain clothed security …
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Tehran, Iran | Xinhua | Joint efforts should be made to restore security in the region, particularly in Afghanistan, after the U.S. military withdrawal from the country, a senior Iranian security official said on Tuesday. Ali Shamkhani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, was quoted by the Press TV as …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandans have been encouraged to exercise increased vigilance in their communities owing to the on-going threats to security in the country. While addressing the House sitting on Tuesday, Deputy speaker Anita Among called for more information saying, “it is not an easy time but we have …
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Hoima, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Hoima city leaders have accused security personnel of implementing the presidential directives to curb the spread of Covid-19 with continued brutality and extortion. Victims being brutalized and extorted during patrols and night curfews include boda-boda cyclists; shop keepers, mechanics, and restaurant operators. The leaders including councillors …
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Moscow, Russia | Xinhua | Russia will adequately react to any foreign attempts to “break strategic parity,” President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “Some of our foreign colleagues are not abandoning attempts to break this parity, including through the deployment of global missile defense system components in the immediate vicinity of …
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COMMENT | Samson Tinka | For close to three years, Uganda has gone through several cycles of terrorism attacks, both rural and urban. The rural ones were protracted and took a long time to deal with by government security while the rural terrorism was largely handled and the whole country seemed …
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