13th March 2016 This statement is to give information in connection with recent incidents of violence in Kasese and Bundibugyo districts given the distorted, and manipulated messages being sent out, especially on social media. Let me begin by congratulating the people of Uganda for the generally peaceful and successful election, namely presidential and parliamentary elections on […]
Continue ReadingThis Police statement is to make clarifications, and inform the general public about the circumstances surrounding the continuing regulation, and close monitoring of the movements and activities of Rtd Col. Dr. Kiiza Besigye, by the Police, since Monday, 15th February 2016 todate. This is because there is continued campaign of distorted information, speculations, biased, and […]
Continue ReadingA child aged around 12 years, who has been identified as Sam Lukemba, was fatally wounded this evening at a playing/parking ground in Mengo, opposite the Lubiri Palace, in Kampala, as a result of an explosion from an object suspected to be a remnant of an explosive buried in the ground. The location of the […]
Continue ReadingThis morning there was an incident at punjan junction, where the FDC presidential candidate Rtd Col Dr. Kiiza Besigye, with his supporters wanted to hold a heavy procession through the heart of Kampala city, a modality which was not agreed upon with the Police, after his campaigns in Kamwokya and Kisenyi. The Police engaged with […]
Continue ReadingFebruary 10, 2016 In a few days to come, Uganda will be conducting National Elections, and in particular, the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on the 18th of February, 2016, in line with the election roadmap of the Electoral Commission. It is a very crucial stage in the electoral process, as candidates, in their final push, finalise […]
Continue ReadingH.E. THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA GEN. YOWERI KAGUTA MUSEVENI IN THE EXERCISE OF THE POWERS VESTED IN HIM UNDER SECTION (9) (i) (c) OF THE POLICE ACT, CAP 303 PROMOTED THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS TO VARIOUS RANKS AS FOLLOWS:- OFFICERS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF ASSISTANT INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (AIGP) (. SCP […]
Continue ReadingThe IGP. Gen Kale Kayihura is not impressed with the words and or statement attributed to him by the media recently during the double event of passing out crime preventers and the sports gala in Kapchorwa. In the Daily Monitor Newspaper of Monday 25th January 2016, a story was published under the mini headline ‘Go hang-Kayihura […]
Continue ReadingThis morning the Uganda police force (UPF) in conjunction with the Uganda people’s defense forces (UPDF) fourth division safely detonated a dummy bomb found at the Gulu bus park restoring the situation to normal. Residents of Gulu town were sent into fear as a suspected bomb was found wrapped in a polythene bag hidden in […]
Continue ReadingIn a few hours, the country and the rest of the world will welcome the New Year, 2016, at the same time seeing off the end the year 2015. As we take stock of our experiences during 2015, I take the opportunity, on behalf of the Uganda Police Force, as well as the joint […]
Continue ReadingYesterday, Monday, 7th December 2015, two reports were released by two organizations, namely, Amnesty International, and Transparency International. We did not have the benefit of accessing and reading the reports before they were published. Therefore, at this point we shall, only, make general comment as we prepare detailed responses to the allegations made against the […]
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