Members of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) Division Court Martial (DCM) for General Headquarters that sits in Bombo barracks have sworn in to serve for a one-year term having been appointed by the President and Commander-In-Chief of the UPDF, H.E Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The new appointments came after the expiry of the last…
The Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF) has launched Investigations under which a Local Defence Unit Personnel (LDU) assaulted the Mityana District LC5 Chairman, Joseph Luzige on Tuesday July, 7, 2020 evening. The video that went viral show L/Cpl Anguria Simon Peter, Pte Odeke Simon, Pte Musundi Caroline and Pte Okello Isaac seriously assaulting the LCV…
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga, has directed the Minister of Internal Affairs to investigate the state of affairs at the Nsambya Police Barracks in Kampala. The directive was prompted after Hon. Maurice Kibalya (NRM, Bugabula County North) raised a matter of national importance in regard to the living conditions in the barracks. “It is…
The COVID-19 Inter-Agency Security Joint Task Force(IAJTF) led by Maj Gen Leopold Kyanda has carried out spot checks at Entebbe International Airport, Kitoro Market and two quarantine centers to evaluate the effectiveness and welfare of the security teams deployed. The deployments are meant to receive and isolate Ugandan returnees from different countries following a decision…
Uganda Police has dismissed some section of public allegations that Local Defence Unit (LDU) operatives last Sunday clobbered a Makerere University student and inflicted wounds that later led to his untimely demise. Emmanuel Tegu, who was a third year Veterinary student at Makerere University, was rushed to Mulago Hospital in critical condition after sustaining grave…
Police in Kampala have arrested 14 people who were resisting the take over of the properties by Uganda Muslim Supreme Council. Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Patrick Onyango revealed that the arrested suspects have been detained in various police stations within Kampala city divisions. “They will be charged with various offences but not limited to obstruction,…
The Internal Security Organization (ISO) has dismissed rumours being circulated by an online news site that the agency has blocked the sharing of intelligence Information with the army. This followed after Soft Power news site citing an ISO operative claimed the Director General Internal Security Organization through his Executive Assistant Lt Col Ambaku Kibrai issued…
Two Police Officers with a suspect have died in an accident this morning at Magamaga Trading Center along Iganga – Jinja Highway. The accident involved motor vehicle registration number UBF 837K Toyota /premio silver in colour being driven by yet to be identified man had a head on collision with a trailer Reg No.KCQ 638C…
Uganda People Defense Forces Brigadier General Victor Twesigye has died. Twesigye died on Thursday morning after he, according to the defence spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire, slid in the bathroom in his home in Nyarushanje-Rukungiri” Twesigye had just been appointed as the Uganda Defence Liason Officer at the East African Community Headquarters in Arusha. This week…
The Managing Director National Enterprise Corporation (NEC) Lt Gen James Mugira has inspected progress of the ongoing infrastructure development works at AWATS Kalama Training School implemented by National Enterprise Corporation(NEC) The works that began on 13th March 2020 will be complete by 13th July 2020 and they include classrooms, dormitories and a pavilion. Lt Gen…
