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Police arrests 113 in joint operation By Kamusiime Wilfred 113 suspects, among 6 women are those arrested in a 2- weeks period over criminality. The suspected in joint operation headed by Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP). KMP Commander CP Frank Mwesigwa, has confirmed that the suspects were picked from areas of Bwaise, Kawempe, Najjera, Makindye, Kiira […]

Police recovers over 50 stolen motorcycles.  BY Wilfred Kamusiime   Police in Buyende Busoga North, in an attempt to crack down, motorcycle robberies, over 50 suspected stolen motorcycles were recovered in the previous week in an operation headed by the District Police Commander Muhammad Kirumira. According to the Regional Police spokesperson Michael Kasadha this was […]

120 Stolen motorcycles impounded in Iganga 120 suspected stolen motorcycles were impounded yesterday, 78 parked at CPS Namutumba and 42 parked at Busembatya police station substation, following an ongoing verification exercise of  motor cycles in the region. The operation to impound suspected stolen motorcycles was carried out following crucial information obtained from the four suspected […]

IGP Kayihura voted as 1st Vice President by African Police chiefs At the ongoing African Union Mechanism for Police Cooperation (Afripol), Uganda’s Inspector General Police Gen Kale Kayihura has been elected vice president of the powerful body at a three-day high-level meeting for African police chiefs in the Algerian capital, Algiers. Gen. Kayihura who gave a keynote speech […]

Police arrests criminals attempting to attack a prison and a police station. By kamusiime wilfred  Police in greater Masaka  mutukula in an operation yesterday arrested  thugs who attempted to attack mutukula prison and later kakuuto police post. The thugs had the intention of stealing guns but were repulsed. Police arrested a 19 year old   […]

Police Intercepts UPDF Car on Ugandan Boarder  by Kamusiime Wilfred  Joint chase of Ugandan Police and Tanzanian counterpart on Monday morning intercepted stolen UPDF car at the border. Toyota Premio registration number H4DF 1210 was intercepted after intelligence brief pointing the car to be heading to Mutukula, Uganda’s boarder with Tanzania. It is against the above background […]

Assessing media coverage and national security in Uganda Under the theme media coverage and national security in Uganda, Security Minister, Gen. Henry Tumukunde, convened a dialogue which brought together different media and security persons. The dialogue held in a conference room at the Office of the president was to interface security with press because of […]

Police in Bushenyi arrests prime suspect in the murder of a businessman. By Kamusiime Wilfred The police in Greater Gushenyi have arrested one Alvin Jokada a prime suspect who kidnapped and murdered the prominent businessman Rwamutwe Hedex on 4th May 2017. Addressing the press today on 15 May 2017 at the Police Headquarters, the police spokesman […]