Mityana Municipality Member of Parliament Hon. Francis Zaake Butebo has been admitted at Iran-Uganda Hospital in Naguru in critical condition. Mp Zaake who had been in Police cells at Special investigations Unit in Kireka was on Wednesday evening rushed to hospital by police after his health started deteriorating. Hon.Zaake was arrested by police and military…
Samson Kasumba, a news anchor at NBS TV has been released on police bond. He nearly spent another night in Police cells following his arrest on Monday night and detention at Kira Road Police Station but due to pressure from public and his legal team police had to free him. He will appear back at…
A joint security task team of senior UPDF and UPF officers is investigating the alleged aggravated torture of several women and a few men who were being accused of flouting curfew orders and the ban on public spaces. The incident occurred on the 2nd /4/2020, at around 8pm, on a rainy evening, at Lorokwo West…
Following the Presidential directive, detectives attached to the unit working together with police yesterday arrested Constables Francis Mpande and Noah Massajjage, who were in charge of the patrol exercise that allegedly beat up a pregnant woman Mercy Nakate 23, a resident of kinumbiro village, Busega in Rubaga, Kampala. They accused her of failure to follow…
Police in eastern Uganda have arrested a local herbalist for selling liquid that cures Coronavirus disease. According to East Kyoga police spokesman ASP David Ongom Mudong, identified the suspect as Lazarus Kungu, 24 year old mobile herbalist , a resident of Angopet village, Amen parish, Soroti sub-county in Soroti district. He was arrested on thursday…
Uganda police through the attorney general have vowed to appeal against the Constitutional Court after the ruling that the police have no powers to stop or disperse public gatherings as it annulled the contentious Section 8 of the Public Order Management Act (POMA). Last week, a panel of judges; Kenneth Kakuru, Geofrey Kiryabwire, Elizabeth Musoke…
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…
A joint security task team led by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, arrested Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde for alleged Treason. His premises at Kololo were secured for further search this morning, for any additional evidence of material value. According to police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that the arrest follows his utterances in a series of…
At least 261 police officers attached to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) have been withdrawn on orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Martin Okoth-Ochola. Police Spokesman, Mr Fred Enanga confirmed the development on Monday. He told journalists that the IGP wrote to the acting KCCA Executive Director, Mr Andrew Kitaka, a month…
The police have put Shs5M bounty on Chinese national, Gao Yudong who escaped from Kololo Police Station between January 18, 2020 and February 12, 2020. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga revealed that Yudong entered Uganda from Beijing on January 17, 2020. As soon as he landed at Entebbe International Airport, a RED notice was issued by…
