Uganda Peoples Defence Force ‘UPDF’ soldiers patrolling along Uganda –Rwanda border at Kashenyi Village, Kashenyi Parish, in Ntungamo District have arrested one Danson Kutesa , a Boda Boda cyclist with 100Kgs of tin trying to cross border to Rwanda. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that the suspect had concealed the mineral in a sack carrying…
Assistant Inspector General of Police Grace Turyagumanawe has retired from Uganda Police Force after serving for 33 years. Turyagumanawe was heading the Directorate of Peace and Support Operations since its establishment in 2014. While handing over office Turyagumanwe said, “I thank God who has enabled me walk this long journey for about 33 years in…
The Deputy Commander Land Forces, Maj Gen Sam Kavuma, has launched training of Local Defence Unit Personnel starting with those of Lubaga Battalion. The launch took place today at Kakiri Barracks where all the personnel of the 10 Battalions of the LDUs operating in Kampala Metropolitan Policing (KMP) Area will undergo weeks of the refresher…
The Uganda Police disciplinary court setting in Masaka city has dismissed two police officers accused of extortion that led to the death of a boda-boda rider by setting himself ablaze. The court chaired by ASP David Manzi listened to witnesses who accused Sgt Julius Ewalu,a traffic officer and Sgt Ibrahim Ssesanga who was acting officer…
Forum for Democratic Change ‘FDC’ is demanding for the immediate disbandment of Local Defence Unit operatives ‘LDUs’ and Individual Police officers involved in killing and battering of citizens to be held accountable for their actions. The leading opposition party in Uganda, FDC has instructed it’s Human Rights desk to record all these incidents while trying…
Military intelligence operatives on Thursday night raided two safe houses run by the Internal Security Organisation (ISO) in Kyengera in Waksio District and Kisaasi near Bahai Temple, in Kampala. According to security sources, all soldiers guarding the safe houses were arrested and taken for interrogation. The sources further said the raid came after President Museveni…
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…
