Month: June 2014

An engine boat this morning at around 10:00am capsized between Kiziru and Bulago Islands. The boat was carrying over 30 people. It is believed to have been on its way from Zingora on Koome Islands to Ggaba landing site. 13 people are still suspected to be missing while others including the captain have been rescued […]

The OC Bugembe police post Nuwagaba Patrick together with his personnel PC Muchunguzi Julius and Waikubi Alex have been arrested over the Friday shooting at Bugembe in Jinja district during the inter-schools athletics competitions were one pupil was killed and another injured. Ntare Nathan a pupil of Nakanyonyi primary school was on Friday shot dead […]

As police centenary celebrations peaked for 3rd October 2014 gain momentum, the police has set up a strategy to take community policing to all levels and units in the population of Uganda. Such a strategy is envisaged in meetings held yesterday to canvass support for community policing strategies at local council levels in Uganda. The […]

On Friday 13th June 2014, the Kabaka of Buganda Kingdom Ronald Muwenda Mutebi passed through Mityana district, meeting and greeting his subjects on his way to Mubende where on Saturday 14 June 2014 the bikaka bya baganda football tournament would take place. As always, the police in the various places where the Kabaka was to […]

On Saturday night, unidentified assailants strangled to death Yvonne Ssali, 37 years of Gwafu cell, Gooma division, Mukono district. The deceased had for over 18 years been sharing a house with her mother and her son. On Thursday, the mother left for Nsambya hospital to visit a patient. The son is on boarding school programmme. […]

This afternoon at about 4:00pm, the Counter Terrorism police of Rwizi region, Mbarara responded to a suspected scene of terrorism at Nyakayojo trading centre near the Health centre III. The public of Nyakayojo made an alarm to the area police that a suspected bomb had been sighted near Nyakayojo Health Centre III and the police […]