The task team carrying out the electronic registration of firearms has so far covered 24 regions and the KMP area, where they have test fired a total of 57,171 firearms that belong to the Police, Prisons, Private Security Organizations, Individual civilians and LDUs. This phase of registration is expected to be concluded by end of […]
Continue ReadingThe Directorate of Interpol and International Relations has successfully carried out a joint security operation code named USALAMA . The annual INTERPOL activity which was carried out a between October 30, 2019 and November 4, 2019 in various parts of the country led to the recovery of suspected stolen cars, electricity cables wild life […]
Continue ReadingPRESS RELEASE As you are all aware, the police and sister security agencies conducted a total of 11, separate but well conducted raids targeting stolen items within the Kampala Metropolitan area. The raids covered 184 shops and yards that were selling suspected stolen items. A total of 230 arrests and several recoveries were made. The […]
Continue ReadingOn the 11/11/2019, more than 800 police officers conducted eight (8) separate but well coordinated raids on major metal business locations that were dealing in suspected stolen pylons and copper wires from electric utilities. This follows complaints of vandalism and sabotage on the transmission lines of electricity from Karuma to Olwiyo; Karuma to Lira, Karuma […]
Continue ReadingAs you are all aware on the 22/10/2019, police and sister security agencies intercepted 12 female students from the main Gate at Makerere University while rallying other students to join them and march to Parliament, in protest against the fees policy. The policy was approved, following a report by a special Committee of Guild Representatives […]
Continue ReadingOur joint security task teams on the 24/10/2019, conducted 3 separate but well coordinated raids on shops that were dealing in suspected stolen items within Kampala City. In the last couple of months, there has been an upward trend of motorcycle thefts and robberies, theft of phones and electronic devices. We believe so many people’s […]
Continue ReadingThe Police Disciplinary Standby Court at Police Headquarters, charged 8 officers for Professional Misconduct. This followed an internal misconduct investigation by the Professional Standards Unit which also recommended that the officers undergo a disciplinary process. Seven officers who included; ASP Byansi Mohammed, ASP Nizeyimana Andrew, ASP Okello Allan, D/AIP Baguma Sunday, CPL Owona Samuel, PC […]
Continue ReadingThe territorial police in Ntungamo in close coordination with Crime Intelligence Headquarters and Flying Squad, arrested a total number of 9 very notorious suspects and recovered 4 guns, and 3 suspected stolen motorcycles, in one of the most successful operations on gang crime. The task team disrupted the violent activities that were being committed by […]
Continue ReadingRegards from the Uganda Police and the entire Security fraternity. As earlier communicated by His Excellency the President and Commander in chief, I take this opportunity to relay our reviewed security plan to tackle the current wave of violent crime, especially in the KMP policing area- that is- Kampala, Mukono, Wakiso, Entebbe as well as […]
Continue ReadingPolice in Wakiso have arrested two suspects for allegedly murdering their child- one Simbwa Patrick aged two and half years. The incident happened in Ssumbwe village, Ssumbwe Parish, Wakiso sub county in Wakiso district. Preliminary investigations indicate that the child, male, was murdered by his biological father, one Busulwa Patrick, 23 years old. Patrick, known […]
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