IBANDA FIREFIGHTING OFFICERS CLEARED FROM ALLEGATIONS OF ABUSE OF OFFICE

On the 4.07.2022, a one Good Friday Edison of Kanoni in Kazo district, who is also member of Kanoni Elites SACCO, took photos of the firefighting track in Ibanda under registration number UP4739, while drawing water from the fire hydrant at Kitookye stage. He went on to tweet “Fire Brigade vehicle in Ibanda district, is […]

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19 SUSPECTS BEHIND VANDALISM OF ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURES ARRESTED

The Joint Anti-vandalism task force has in custody 19 suspects highly linked to the rampant cases of vandalism of electricity infrastructure in various parts of the country. Among those arrested are Atul Anad, an Indian businessman of Kisugu-Muyenga, Sekabembe Nicholas of Mbalwa village, Sempijja Joseph of Ndejje-Kanaba zone, Mukasa Philip, Nagadya Lilian. We are also […]

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SHEEMA PROMINENT BUSINESSMAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD RITUALISTIC SACRIFICE

The Territorial Police in Sheema has in custody, a money lender, identified as Kamugisha Joseph, a prominent farmer and businessman, in connection with the disappearance of Kemigisha Christabel, a two-year girl victim, on the 18.07.2022, at Mutanoga cell, Kigarama sub-county in the Sheema district, now turned out to be a murder, after the victim’s body […]

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BUSINESS IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REMAINS NORMAL AS PUBLIC IGNORES CALLS FOR STAY-HOME-PROTESTS

As witnessed across several parts of the country, the Joint Security Agencies continue to provide protective cover to Ugandans and visitors who left their homes to go to work, travel, take children to school and other normal daily activities without fear. We do thank them for ignoring the scare tactics and politics of fear, being […]

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IGP STRONGLY CONDEMNS BRUTAL ATTACK ON OFFICERS AT CHECKPOINT

The IGP has strongly condemned the senseless act of violent attack against police officers, manning the traffic checkpoint at Kiwumpa village, Kiwumpa parish, Luwero subcounty in Luwero district. The preliminary information gathered indicates that at around 12.00 noon, a group of assailants armed with machetes, emerged from both sides of the checkpoint in a coordinated […]

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PUBLIC URGED TO IGNORE THREATS FROM SCARE MONGERS

The Joint Security Agencies are aware of individuals and groups, from within the country and abroad, that are promoting hate, panic and fear, among Ugandans and visitors in the country, through videos, audio and text messages of malicious propaganda, instructing all members of the public to stay in their homes for 3 days, from the […]

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THE JOINT ANTI-VANDALISM TASK FORCE HAS COMMENCED OPERATIONS AGAINST VANDALISM IN THE POWER SECTOR

The Joint Anti-Vandalism task force that comprises of the Uganda Police, UPDF, Joint Intelligence Components, Uganda Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (UETCL), Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Limited {UEDCL}, UMEME and other licensed operators, has launched operations against vandalism and destruction of Electricity assets in the country. The electricity assets affected by the continued and rampant vandalism […]

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ADDITIONAL STATEMENT ON THE MURDER OF THE LC3 COUNCILOR KAMWOKYA

As you are all aware, we registered another tragic incident of murder, of Kakooza James, a 54-year-old, LC3 councilor of Kamwokya Church Zone, Central Division, Kampala, after he was attacked by two assailants on a motor cycle, who hit him with a blunt object, during the morning jogging exercise along Centenary Park, towards Yusuf Lule […]

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UPDATE ON MURDER OF UCU STUDENT AT MAKERERE

The Joint Task Team of CID, CI, KMP, CMI, ISO continue to actively investigate the murder of Batungura Bewotti, a 27-year-old, Law student of UCU, which occurred on the 14.07.2022, during the final round of the Guild Presidential Campaigns, at Makerere University. The death of such a young University student embarking on adult life, is […]

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STATEMENT ON MURDER OF KAKOOZA JAMES LC3 CHAIRMAN KAMWOKYA 

Police at Jinja Road are investigating the murder of Kakooza James 54 , a resident of Kamwokya 2 B, Kamwokya Church Zone Central Division Kampala. Kakooza was Murdered while on road run along Centenary Park . The incident happened today 16.07.2022 while he was on his usual morning run as he was approaching Yusuf Lule […]

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