Category: Press Release

SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP FOR MEMBERS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF EXTERNAL LABOUR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES BY THE NATIONAL TASK FORCE ON PREVENTION OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS / 25th JUNE 2014

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1.0 General Overview of the TIP Situation in the Country On average, 15 new reports of transnational trafficking in persons are registered per month since January 2014. The majority of the victims are female adults and the most common forms of exploitation are Labour and sexual exploitation. The most common destination countries are Kuwait(29), Uganda(12), […]

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POLICE PROHIBITS PASSENGERS ON LONG DISTANCE GOODS TRUCKS/VEHICLES AND DESTINED FOR THE BOND

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  1. The Police and its sister security agencies have received intelligence information that several long distance goods vehicles, trailers, Haulers, oil tankers, vehicle carriers and vehicles destined for the bond and or in transit to the neighboring countries do carry unauthorized passengers whose destination is unknown. 2. All long distance goods vehicles/trailers/ haulers/ oil […]

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Police condemns attack on pentecostal church in kyegwegwa

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The Uganda Police has strongly condemned an attack on worshippers attending night prayers at Mungumwema Pentecostal Church in Mugoma Parish, Apunyo sub-county in Kyegegwa District today 27/06/2014 at 2 a.m by a group of unidentified Muslims from Mugoma Mosque. The attackers who were armed with pangas, sticks, and guns hacked dead a female worshipper only […]

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Motor Cycle thief at Makerere University triggered off the Bomb Scare.

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Today 21st May 2014, a man suspected to have been attempting to steal a motor cycle belonging to student at Makerere University has apprehended by the police this afternoon. In the course of arresting him, the suspect attempted to run and the police chased after him. The suspect ran and hid at the library probably […]

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Policing the Luwero by-elections: Lessons learnt and way forward

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The Luwero woman Member of Parliament seat and several others that fell vacant will tomorrow be occupied by the rightful person voted in by the eligible members of the public in Luwero. Among the local government council seats vacant include; LC III chairperson Kikyusa subcounty District directly elected councillor Luwero sub county Directly elected councillor […]

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Police Arrest

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Police Professional Standards unit together with the criminal investigations department (CID) in Rukungiri are investigating an aggravated robbery carried out at Bwambara in Rukungiri district in which two people fell victim. Preliminary investigations point to misuse of an SMG riffle by police officers who have been arrested namely AIP Ninsima Alex number 53087, Twongyirwe, detective […]

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Suspension of two Senior Police Officers from duty

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The Inspector General of Police has today 6/5/2014 suspended with immediate effect the Regional Police Commander Savannah ACP Mivule Richard and the District Police Commander Luweero ASP Ninsiima Godfrey to pave way for investigations into an incident of public disorder during the nominations of the Democratic Party candidate for the Luweero Woman Member of Parliament […]

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Clarification on delayed/missing salary for Police Personnel

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Reference is made to various complaints in the public domain about delayed and or missing salary payments for some police personnel particularly for the months of January to March 2014. The Police management acknowledges these concerns and wishes to clarify to all the affected personnel and the public that the delay was due to the […]

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