Security

Why 16 NUP Supporters Pleaded Guilty to Possession of Explosives, Treachery

In a new twist, sixteen National Unity Platform (NUP) party supporters reversed their plea on Monday, October 14, 2024, from "not guilty" to "guilty" after spending four years on...

Kisangani Coalition, Like Other Insurgents, will be Defeated by UPDF

A document named the Kisangani Declaration, dated October 5, 2024, is circulating on different social media platforms and...

Karamoja Leaders Asked to Prioritize Peace for Effective Wealth Creation

The Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) Commander of the 3 Infantry Division in Karamoja sub-region, Maj Gen. Don...

UMA Wants Gov’t to Setup Teaching Hospitals in Training Health Institutions

The Uganda Medical Association has proposed that the government set up teaching hospitals in most of the health...

UPDF Warns Charcoal Dealers in Northern Uganda

The Commander of the Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) 5 Infantry Division Brig Gen Keith Katungi has issued...

Police Flying Squad Units redeployment timely ahead of festive season- Enanga

The Police Spokesperson, CP Fred Enanga has said the redeployment of the newly trained Flying Squad Units meant to combat and dismantle organized criminal  cells all over the country is very timely as we head to the festive season. Below is Full Statement: FLYING SQUAD UNITS REDEPLOYED AFTER RAPID RESPONSE TRAINING Press Release November 15, 2021 We wish to inform the public that a total of 120 personnel of the Flying Squad Unit have been redeployed, after their successful completion of a three months...

President Museveni tips CEC on interests- based mobilization, cautions against politics of identity

President Yoweri Museveni has asked members of the top organ of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) to adopt an “interests-based mobilisation” and completely abandon manipulation and obscurantism. In his November 8, 2021 letter to the Central Executive Committee (CEC) members,  President Museveni, who is also the chairman of the party, also accused leaders of failure to understand the history of NRM. “You need to look into the political laboratory of Uganda to understand the importance of interests-based mobilisation, produce more...

BOBI WINE CAUGHT UP IN WEB OF SMEAR POLITICS OVER THE ARREST OF BIRIGWA MOSES

The arrest of Bigirwa Moses and a false narrative that had already been spread by Bob wine on social media has exposed the usual smear campaigns by NUP. Organized Members from NUP have been taking advantage of mob justice scenarios. The strategy has been to pick thieves beaten by mobs and people involved in accidents to frame security forces with intent to win public sympathy. Following the arrest of Birigirwa on charges related to defaming the Deputy Speaker Anita Among, Robert...

BOB WINE’s Body Guard Could be arrested following Mobilization for Violent Riots in Kampala

Following wide spread social media mobilization for a violent riot in Kampala, Security forces have warned that all the perpetrators will be proactively arrested and charged in the Courts of Law. The warning comes after Ashraf who is also Bobi Wines Body Guard and other NUP activists shared Video Clips in closed whatsApp groups calling upon youth to Join in the struggle and participate in a violent strike just like that of November 2020. In one of the Video clips, Ashraf...

SECURITY WARNS NUP ACTIVISTS AGAINST RESURRECTING NOVEMBER 2020 RIOTS

Joint security and intelligence services have warned the National Unity Platform activists who are secretly mobilizing and funding these youth to take part in riots across the country. According to Security Forces, a section of people in the diaspora are encouraging these violent acts by funding them and encouraging blackmail on government. “There are twitter spaces which are being used by some NUP activists to devise means of funding violence and blackmailing the government,’’a security source said. The source said that...

No Tourist is being held in delay at Entebbe Airport as is being portrayed in a video clip on social media

Following a video clip circulating on social media about a presumed delay, News channels went ahead to report items of inconvenience and delays at Entebbe airport without verification of the actual events. Civil Aviation Authority and Ministry of Health have said that no tourist is being held at the Airport upon arrival just to wait for the Covid 19 test result, as being portrayed and circulated in a video clip by a section of bad media. According to sources from Ministry...