President Museveni on Friday night activated Lt. Col. Edith Nakalema, the head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of State House, to deal with errant officers in the fight against COVID-19. Mr. Museveni also warned officers against mistreating people, especially during the enforcement of the curfew directive. He said his military assistant Lt. Col. Nakalema will be…
Media fraternity and institutions that work to safeguard press freedom have experienced concerns and disappointments to the Security Minister, Gen. Elly Tumwine for defying the presidential directive and calling Journalists working beyond 7pm as non essential people. Thankfully, the head of state, in his latest state of the nation address re-iterated this to the doubting…
The Minister of Security Gen. Elly Tumwine has clarified that individuals who have been given stickers to drive their cars despite the ban imposed on vehicle movement across the country are not exempted from the dawn to dusk curfew. President Yoweri Museveni on Monday decreed that starting at 7 pm to 6:30 am, no person…
The Speaker of Uganda’s Parliament Rt. Hon Rebecca Kadaga has told Legislators that she and the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe asked the President to declare a State of Emergency. A state of emergency is a condition of national danger whereby any government suspends normal constitutional procedures to regain control. A state of emergency is usually…
President Yoweri has sternly warned local leaders and politicians against giving out food items to people during the two-week lockdown. The President said that much as it may be a good act, some politicians are simply taking advantage of the current delicate situation to play what he termed as “cheap politics”. He noted that this…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni , the command in chief of armed forces has renewed the contracts of five police directors I.e AIGPs Asan Kasingye, Andrew Sorowen, Joseph Mugisa, John Ndungutse and Erasmus Twaruhukwa President Museveni has renewed contracts of five Assistant Inspector Generals of Police including two who had handed over office to their deputies…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni on Saturday afternoon, promoted senior UPDF officers from different departments of Uganda Peoples Defence Forces ‘UPDF’.some of the awarded senior soldiers included army officers, who were deployed by commander in chief of armed forces to take over some key positions in Uganda police hierarchy. The incarcerated former spy master Lt.Gen.Henry Tumukunde’s…
President Yoweri Museveni,the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces has promoted the head of Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI) Brig. Abel Kandiho to the rank of Maj.General. This was confirmed by the UPDF spokesperson Brig. Richard Karemire on March 28, 2020. General Abel Kandiho, is remembered as one of those officers who blamed the…
The police and sister security agencies are closely monitoring every situation to ensure the anti-coronavirus rules are complied with. This follows the directives issued by His Excellency, The President of The Republic of Uganda, on the 18th march 2020, on how to curb the pandemic caused by the Covid -19 [coronavirus}. The IGP has created…
Legal counsels of jailed former Security Minister, Henry Tumukunde have applied for his temporary release on bail before the High court in Kampala, on grounds that the embattled General is a Presidential aspirant who needs to be allowed to consult his voters. In an application filed by Alex Luganda, Anthony Wameli and Geoffrey Turyamusiima, the…
