Police officers equipped with gender based violence response skills  

The Department of Child and Family Protection has embarked on training of 23 call takers on how to respond to cases of Gender Based Violence and Violence Against Children in a three day workshop at Police headquarters, Naguru. The workshop was on Tuesday opened by ACP Hillary Kulayige, the Deputy Director Chief Political Commissariat, who […]

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LOCKDOWN PARTIALLY LIFTED, BUT CURFEW STILL IN PLACE

As you are all aware on the 30.07.2021, government eased the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions, allowing the partial re-opening of selected businesses, sectors, movements, sporting activities etc.  This follows a reduction in the average daily cases of COVID-19, and the necessity to balance the various social and economic concerns.  Ideally, there are a lot of lessons […]

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POLICE CONDEMNS USE OF ITS IMAGE IN COMMERCIAL ADVERT

The police leadership has come out to strongly condemn the use of its image as content in a controversial Commercial Advert of an energy drink popularly known as “Mukamanayamba”.  The advert deceptively suggests that our emergence team of the “999” Patrol Pick-Up and its crew actively responded to an incident where a pack of “Mukamanayamba” […]

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9 POLICE OFFICERS CHARGED IN FOUR SEPARATE MISCONDUCT HEARINGS

A total of 9 police officers have been charged in 4 separate   disciplinary court hearings at West Nile Region, in Arua, Rwizi Region, at Mbarara and at Police Headquarters, Naguru on different allegations of gross misconduct. At Rwizi Region, the disciplinary Court Panel, charged 3 police officers namely; Sgt Wachemba Harriet, PC Akatuhurira Ezra and […]

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POLICE APPEAL

AKAMPA ALIVIS a male juvenile aged 16 years, whose photograph appears above, disappeared from Kikokiro village in Wakiso district as per CRB 458/2021 of Wakiso Police Station. Police appeals to whoever has any information which may lead to his whereabouts to pass it in confidence to the nearest Police Station or ring telephonenumbers 0714667816,0714667817 and […]

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POLICE CONDEMNS ALLEGED ASSAULT AGAINST JOURNALIST

We are deeply concerned about an incident where an NTV reporter, Scovin Iceta, was allegedly assaulted by police officers from Adjumani, while returning from his journalist duty, in Mungula Refugee Settlement Camp. In line with our established practices and procedures, the IGP has instructed the Regional Police Commander, North West Nile, to immediately contact the […]

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PUBLIC URGED TO REMAIN CAUTIOUS DURING LOCKDOWN

The leadership of the Joint Security Agencies, has noted with serious concern calls by selected politicians, encouraging the public to disregard the lockdown and re-open their businesses and activities. The lifting of the lockdown restrictions without a proper plan, means throwing away all protection, which is very dangerous and risky for the health and safety […]

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POLICE OFFICERS TRAINED IN COLLECTION, PRESERVATION OF EVIDENCE AND MANAGEMENT OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN CASES

The Uganda Police Force is conducting a four day’s training for police officers in the five districts of Kiryandongo, Kaberamaido, Gulu, Kitgum and Kyegegwa on collection, preservation of evidence and management of Violence Against Women and Children (VAW/C)cases. The training, with support from UN Women Uganda has attracted 125 police officers from the Child and […]

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