Category: Press Release

As you are all aware, we are into the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is more deadly and devastating.  It is worse than the first wave, since it is more transmissible and affecting young people including children this time round.  For instance during the course of last week, 1390 new cases were registered, […]

Four people have been arrested for attempting to steal Ugx 43 Million from the account of General Salim Saleh’s account held at Stanbic Bank Uganda. The four have been identified as Isima Katende, Mawejje Yahaya, Mukasa Tukiko, and Ssemwogere Steven. It is alleged that on 16 April 2021, the suspects hacked into General Saleh’s email […]

The Directorate of Crime Intelligence in close coordination with the Territorial Police in Kiira Region and Bukedi South, have arrested two members of a gang, that was targeting the Indian Community in Jinja, and demanding money by menaces from them through written threats to murder; vandalizing and stealing number plates  in exchange for money under […]

The Territorial Police in Mutundwe is actively investigating a shocking incident of Child Abuse and Torture, of Nagawa Christine, a 16-year-old female juvenile, who was working as a maid at the home of Mariam Nalwadda, in Namere Kitebi.  She was brought from her home district in Kiboga by her uncle in 2017, and handed over […]

The leadership of the joint security agencies has come out to express its gratitude to all security personnel, for successfully policing the swearing-in ceremony of the New President of the Republic of Uganda on 12/05/2021. As witnessed across the country, security was extra alert, with very robust overt and covert presence on foot and motorized […]

INTRODUCTION The Uganda Police Force is mandated under section 2 and 3 of the identification of the offenders Act Cap 119 (1960) and Police Act Cap. 303 (2006) as amended to take and keep criminal records of all persons who have committed crime. Increasingly, to protect and guard their interest from criminal elements, Countries and […]