UPDF, Northern Region Leaders Agree On Joint Action Plan To End Cattle Rustling In Karamoja, Acholi
Uganda People’s Defense Forces has held a security meeting with local and political leaders from the Northern region aimed at resolving cattle rustling in the region.
The meeting was held yesterday Monday 28th in Kalango town council in Agago district with all leaders from the affected districts of Agago, Kitgum, Kotido,Otuke, Abim,Karenga and Kaabong.
Some leaders however walked away in protest after the UPDF 3rd division commander Brig Gen Joseph Balikudembe presented security findings on the warriors of Karamoja and Acholi which cited the "involvement of leaders."
The...
Security Busts City Boda Boda Gang Breaking Into Peoples Cars After visiting Banks
Uganda Police force has busted a Boda Boda theft gang that steals from cars while parked in different places such as supermarkets, restaurants, and markets.
The car owners trailed are people who have been to the bank not so long ago.
Investigations show that one Boda Boda rider trails a specific car coming from the bank until its next stop and when the car owner moves out, they break into the car and steal from it.
Security which has been following the...
GEN: MUHOOZI: 1,000 ADF Terrorists Killed So Far In Operation Shujaa
Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the commander of the land forces of the Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) in a series of tweets said that the joint military forces of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have killed 1,000 ADF terrorists.
‘I, Lt. General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Commander Land Forces of UPDF can promise the people of Uganda that we have already killed 1,000 of the terrorists that attacked us in November. But to the people of North Kivu...
Generals Katsigazi, Kandiho Assume New Police Offices
Two senior UPDF officers who were recently appointed and deployed in Uganda Police Force have finaly assumed their new offices.
In a cerermony held on Monday morning and was presided over by the IGP Martin Okoth Ochola, the officers including Major Gen. Tumusiime Katsigazi took over the office of the Deputy IGP while Major Gen. Abel Kandiho took over office of the Chief Joint Staff of the Uganda Police Force.
The IGP also bid farewell to the outgoing CJS, AIGP Jackson...
DEMONSTRATION PLANS BY HAWKERS AND VENDORS IN KAMPALA BUSTED
Security has been tipped of a planned demonstration by some
Street vendors and hawkers in Kampala.
According to the sources in the security Circles, vendors under their umbrella group by the Name New Generation are planning to stage wide spread demonstrations on Tuesday 22nd February 2022 in the central city of Kampala in hope to cause the government to let hawkers back to the streets.
The sources said that the group intends to disrupt normal business operations in Kampala, forcing everyone to...
President Museveni Stern Warning Against Torture Still Stands
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has been very stern in condemning "lazy and undisciplined" security officers who resort to torturing suspects in their custody as a quick means to extract information from them.
The President has previously cautioned that individual culprits who torture suspects under their custody will be delt with, with a firm hand.
He condemns torture of suspects although it appears some kawukumi are watering down his stern call to abate the vice. He himself has often referred to these...