The crime investigations department of Police has confirmed the arrest of the assailants who attacked the Works and Transport Minister Gen Edward Katumba Wamala, killing his daughter and driver at the start of last month. Deputy Inspector General of Police Gen Paul Lokech told journalists at the Police Headquarters in Kampala on Thursday that all…
The officer in charge of Kyera police post, in Kyera Sub-county, Lwemiyaga County, Sembabule district survived being lynched by an angry mob after he badly beat a woman in the area. We’ve learnt that Gaston Bogere narrowly survived lynching on Thursday evening after he pounced on Juliet Tumwesigye, a resident of Kyera cell A, in…
President Yoweri Kaguta Tibuhaburwa Museveni who doubles as the commander in chief of the armed forces has appointed Gen Wilson Mbusa Mbadi as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) to replace Gen David Muhoozi who was recently appointed the state Minister of Internal Affairs. In the same spirit, we’ve learnt that Gen Museveni has Promoted Gen,…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has said every vehicle and motorcycle will be required to have a digital monitoring device as part of his government’s attempts to contain cases of insecurity in the country, like the recent assassination attempt at Works and Transport minister, Gen Edward Katumba Wamala. “Every vehicle and motorcycle must have a digital…
Security personnel from the joint intelligence and operations teams believe that assassins who riddled Gen Edward Katumba Wamala’s military vehicle with bullets on Tuesday morning are still hiding within Bukoto and Ntinda areas. Gen Katumba was attacked along Kisota road by gunmen riding on motorcycles in an incident that claimed the life of his daughter…
Nigerian Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau has been seriously wounded after trying to kill himself to avoid capture during clashes with rival Islamic State-allied jihadists in the north of the country, two intelligence sources said Thursday. Shekau’s Boko Haram faction and fighters from the Islamic State West Africa Province had been battling in northeastern Borno…
Uganda Police directorate of Interpol has opened online services for certificates of good conduct for Ugandans and other international nationals. Birungi Charles,the Interpol Director said the move will help reduce the number of people who were flocking their offices in Kololo to apply for certificates of good conduct. “We expect this new system to reduce…
The Eastern Africa Standby Force has opened a two weeks long integrated Mission Planning Course at the United Nations Regional Service Centre in Entebbe. The course was officially opened by the Deputy Commander Air Force, Maj Gen Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi who expressed gratitude to the African Union for funding the course. Maj Gen Katsigazi called…
Recently promoted Uganda army officers currently serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia, AMISOM, have received their new rank insignia while in Mogadishu, Somalia. In April 2021, a total of 1,393 officers of the Uganda Peoples Defence Force were promoted to various junior and senior ranks. Seventy-seven (77) of the promoted officers are deployed…
Joint Security Agencies in Uganda have heightened enforcement of the Covid-19 measures including the nightly curfews to due to the emergency of a dangerous and more transmissible strain of Covid-19, similar to that in India. Fred Enanga,police spokesperson revealed that the Ministry of Health, has evidence of the new Covid-19 strain in the country, and…
