The Joint Security Task Team actively investigating the murderous rampage by an organised gang of criminal assailants has so far arrested 15 suspects highly connected to the staggering and vicious murders in the two districts of Lwengo and Masaka. In Masaka district, 6 suspects have been arrested in connection with the murders by hacking and […]
Continue ReadingI am Mr. John Martins Okoth – Ochola (Esq), the Inspector General of Police. The Late DIGP Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech was my Deputy for the last 8 months, and had already distinguished himself as a stellar Deputy, through his performance. When I received word of his sudden demise, I was literally frozen by the […]
Continue ReadingThe IGP would wish to inform all family members, relatives, friends, in-laws, well-wishers the UPF and UPDF fraternity and all members of the public, that the burial arrangements for the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Major General Paul Lokech, who passed away on the 21.08.2021 is as follows; WENESDAY 25.08.2021: The body will be transported […]
Continue ReadingPolice’ Department of Child and Family Protection is conducting a male engagement dialogue in the districts of Arua, Kitgum, Kasese, Kyegegwa and Bundibugyo. The dialogue 16 th August, 2021 and will end on 18 th August, 2021. According to SSP Atuhaire Maureen, the Acting Commissioner Child and Family Protection Department, these dialogues are to give […]
Continue ReadingI wish to acknowledge the recent address of H.E. The President, where he strongly condemned the continued use of torture by security agencies including the police, during its enforcement operations. Areas of concern included use of excessive force, brutality, detention for long hours without trial, induced confession among others. I do further acknowledge that the […]
Continue ReadingI wish to congratulate all police athletes who represented our country Uganda at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that were concluded on the 8th August 2021. I must say that I am extremely delighted about the spectacular performance by our athletes, where athletes from the police won an astonishing 3 medals, including 2 golds and a silver. […]
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Continue ReadingThe 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 […]
Continue ReadingAs 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 […]
Continue ReadingThe 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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