UPDF, Police, UWA to Compete in the 17th Inter-Forces Games
On November 17, 2023, Tumusiime Katsigazi, the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP), officially kicked off the 17th iteration of the Inter-forces Games 2023, which the Uganda Police Force is hosting.
The teams include the major Ugandan forces of the Uganda Police Forces (UPF), Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF), Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), and Uganda Prisons Services.
The kickoff ceremony was held at Police Headquarters Naguru, and it marks the beginning of events spanning from November 18th to December 1st, 2023,...
Kyotera Students Urged to Heed Elders’ Advice to Avoid Human Trafficking
Commissioner of Police (CP), Twinomujuni Julius, who is the Coordinator for the Prevention in Trafficking in Persons (COPTIP) in Uganda Police, called upon students to heed the advice of their elders in order to combat human trafficking.
This call was made on Thursday, November 16, 2023, in the Greater Masaka Region, where he addressed students and pupils who are potential targets during the upcoming long holiday, which starts in December 2023.
CP Twinomujuni warned that the real threat of human trafficking...
Senior Six Student Dies in Pit Latrine before Final Exams
Police in Sheema are investigating circumstances under which a pit latrine collapsed on a senior six candidate of Kitagata senior secondary school a few hours before his Uganda Certificate of Education (UACE) exams.
The candidate, identified as Caption Ramazima, was doing a subject combination of physics, mathematics, and ICT at Kitagata SSS in Kitagata Sub County.
According to the police, preliminary findings show that the deceased went missing on Sunday, 12th, as senior 6 candidates prepared for the national exams on Monday.
The...
UPDF Engineers Brigade Lauded for Increased Standards of Living in Communities
The Commander Engineers Brigade, Brig Gen. Besigye Bekunda, has praised the Uganda Peoples Defence Forces (UPDF) for increasing the income of the communities and thus improving the standard of living.
According to Bekunda, this has been achieved by providing employment opportunities during the modification of the passenger terminal building at Entebbe International Airport.
He made the remarks on November 16, 2023, during the inspection of the progress of the construction works at the airport.
Bekunda commended the construction works at the new...
Love All Ugandans for Prosperity – President Museveni Urges Students
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has urged Ugandan students to love their fellow citizens because they need them for their prosperity.
President Museveni made the remarks on Thursday, November 16, 2023, at Kololo Independence Grounds while passing out over 45,000 students from different secondary schools in Kampala who underwent a patriotism course.
“Apart from loving Uganda because it is moral to do so, you also need to love Ugandans because you need them for your prosperity,” he said.
The President was in the...
Government Cracks Down on Illegal Wetland Development
The Ministry of Water and Environment has started investigations into a group of people who are issuing fake permits allowing developers to construct in restricted areas like wetlands.
According to the State Minister for Environment, Beatrice Anywar Atim, environmental degradation is being perpetuated by people within government circles who are considered untouchable.
Her statements come after members of parliament complained on November 15, 2023, during the plenary meeting about floods that were partly occasioned by illegal encroachment on sensitive areas such...
