The Security Inter-Agency Joint Task Force has on 30 March 2020 picked twenty-three adult male Ugandans for questioning over congesting in a school-like-dormitory setting within a small house despite the directive and guidelines of observing social distance as one of the measures of curbing the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda. The suspects were picked from […]
Continue ReadingWe would like to inform the public that the police as a law abiding institution, welcomed the ruling by the Constitutional Court of Uganda, that annulled section 8 of the Public Order Management Act, 2013. The section gave discretionary powers to the police, to stop or prevent the holding of a public meeting, where the […]
Continue ReadingThe Joint Security Task Force has come out with additional enforcement mechanisms, particularly in the public transport sector and market areas, in line with the directives of H.E The President and guidelines from the Ministry of Health; to help curb the spread of Coronavirus. These include; A ban on movements of public passenger transport like […]
Continue ReadingUganda’s National Security Council has set up an Inter-Agency Joint Task Force (JTF) at National and Regional levels to support the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Combatting CODIV 19 epidemic in Uganda. The JTF is led by the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces’ (UPDF) Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, Lt Gen Wilson Mbasu Mbadi. The JTF […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the strict new guidelines by H.E. The President to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the joint security agencies were now focusing on observing the ban on travel to and from Uganda and ensuring no persons enter Uganda by land or water except for drivers and accompanying crew, (not exceeding 3 persons) for cargo […]
Continue ReadingFollowing the directives issued by His Excellency, The President of The Republic of Uganda, on the 18th march 2020, on how to curb the pandemic caused by the Covid -19 [coronavirus}. The police and sister security agencies are closely monitoring every situation to ensure the rules are complied with. These include; The IGP has created […]
Continue ReadingWe would like to inform the public that on the 12.03.2020, at around 7pm, a joint security task team led by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations, arrested Lt. Gen. Henry Tumukunde for alleged Treason. His premises at Kololo were secured for further search this morning, for any additional evidence of material value. The arrest follows […]
Continue ReadingOn the 10/03/2020, at around 1pm, an enforcement team from KCCA that was supported by Police met some resistance while conducting an enforcement operation against illegal vendors selling items around Old Taxi Park. This was the second form of attack on KCCA Law Enforcement Officers by violent vendors and activists in the Central Business District. Due […]
Continue ReadingThe Territorial Police in Bushenyi has in custody two suspects, who form part of the group that viciously assaulted an elderly woman. The third and prime suspect, who was caught on video caning and torturing the elderly victim, is being sought and has been identified as Keith (one name). The preliminary information indicates that on […]
Continue ReadingThe police in Kayabwe has in custody a suspect on charges of Aggravated Defilement, of a 4 year old female juvenile. This occurred on the 3/3/2020 at around 10am, at Lubanda B village, Nindye –Parish, Nkozi Sub County, Mpigi district. The suspect identified as Sseguya Godfrey, a 21 year old, male adult, and casual worker […]
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