Security & Crime Investigation

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the bail appeal filed by legislators Muhammad Ssegirinya and Allan Sewanyana. On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal trashed their bail appeal and ordered State to expedite their trial in the High Court. The legislators had challenged the decision of the High Court sitting in Masaka district that had earlier denied their bail application. MP Ssegirinya of Kawempe North and MP Sewanyana of Makindye West MP have been in Prison on remand since September 2021. The legislators are charged...

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the Country’s counter Intelligence organization to closely monitor the implementation of Parish Development Model where government has put huge sum of money. In a directive to Major General Jim Muhwezi, the Security Minister, President ordered Internal Security Organization-ISO to activate full intelligence network to counter corrupt officials salivating and skimming to embezzle PDM cash. A source privy to the directive to ISO, President is aware about the negative mentality of corrupt civil servants in the...

The Flying Squad Unit and Mukono Police have arrested two suspects in the armed robbery of Spice Supermarket, in Mukono Municipality during an intelligence led operations. According to a statement released by police, the two suspects, Magalu William and Mbogo Sam were identified by a witness who saw them flee the crime scene. “The two suspects were seen on the eve of the robbery, while drinking at Cloud 9 bar, near the supermarket. They include Mugalu William, a 24-year-old resident, of...

A senior agricultural  officer in charge Tapac Sub County in Moroto distric has been arrested by the security over illegal possessions of weapons. Police has identified the suspect as Noah Ewatu who was arrested  during an intelligence led operation that yielded to the recovery of illegal dangerous weapons. He is being held in custody at Moroto Central police station pending further investigation into the incident. A source within security revealed that some of the dangerous weapons recovered from Ewatu include military equipment...

The Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control has embarked on clearing the passport production backlog cases. Early this year, the directorate experienced a mechanical breakdown that resulted in the delay in printing passports hence causing a backlog within the system. Simon Peter Mundeyi, the Immigration spokesperson said on Tuesday that the directorate has now embarked on clearing the backlog following the resuming full production. This was during the weekly press conference held at the Naguru-based police headquarters on Monday. Mundeyi also trashed media...

Following the mysterious disappearance of Twinomujuni Prossy, the territorial police at Entebbe arrested Nkurunzinza Laurent who has led them to her remains. According to Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Spokesperson ASP Luke Oweyesigire, the suspect Nkurunzinza alias Mulaalo is a 38year old casual laborer and resident of Bukola village, Nkumba Parish in Katabi Town Council Wakiso District. A statement released by the Kampala Metropolitan Police states that, following interrogation, the suspect led detectives to where the body of the deceased was buried. “Yesterday June...