The Special Investigations Division of the Directorate of CID, is actively reviewing allegations contained in a mini-documentary by the BBC, surrounding acts of child trafficking and child sacrifice for ritualistic purposes that took place in 2011 but posted recently on various platforms. In the documentary, the journalist relies on the account of a child survivor […]
Continue ReadingThe Chief Political Commissar in the Uganda Police Force, AIGP Asan Kasingye, has urged officers in the Siipi Region to avoid any form of corruption but also keep off cases of indiscipline for a better service delivery to the public. AIGP Kasingye who is on a rectification and ideological orientation tour in the region sounded […]
Continue ReadingDavid Kisitu, a suspect that has been on the run since December 2020, has been arrested on charges of possession of prohibited wildlife species.The arrest follows a police search mounted in December 2020 after intelligence reports indicated that the car in which he was travelling-UAG 419W, (Toyota Premio), from Bundibujjo had pieces of Ivory. The […]
Continue ReadingA total of 34 officers have today completed a four months Basic K9 Training and Induction course as Dog handlers at the Police K9 Unit Headquarters in Nsambya. The Deputy Director Human Resource Development, Senior Commisioner of Police Elly Womanya, presided over the closing ceremony. SCP Womanya encouraged the participants to put the knowledge and […]
Continue ReadingThe territorial Police in Mpigi is actively investigating circumstances under which human remains of 15 (fifteen) deceased persons, that were exhumed from Kyengera Town Council on the 8/02/2021, by Aisha Kwagala, and transferred for reburial in Busese “A” village, Nkozi sub-county in Mpigi district, were abandoned at the proposed burial ground at around 5:15pm, that […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the announcement by UNEB, allowing pregnant girls in candidate classes to register for their final exams, we would like to warn teachers, parents, fellow students and the public (including neighborhoods), against acts of discrimination and stigmatization of these pregnant girls. You are all aware the Covid-19 period has been burdensome for girls more than […]
Continue ReadingThe UPF is pleased to present the handbook /simplified manual of SOPs on the use of force and firearms by law enforcement agencies during operations. The IGP while presenting the 50.000 copies, revealed that the SOPs specifically deal with the use of force and firearms by law enforcement agencies during operations. He added that adherence […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the most recent ranking of the Uganda Police Force as the “kindest police” in the World, by the world Internal Security and Police Index (WISP), the IGP has come out to thank all officers who conducted themselves professionally, and with great restraint in the course of their duties. The ranking measured the police’s reaction […]
Continue ReadingThe Uganda Police Force runs a quarterly magazine known as the Police Habari Magazine. We are pleased to share with you our latest issue; the fifth edition that examined ICT and Policing in Uganda. The IGP, John Martins Okoth-Ochola (ESQ) in his column guides officers on how ICT enhances policing. In the same issue, we […]
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