Police officers at the entrance to National Unity Platform headquarters in Kampala in 2021. Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty ImagesUganda’s police have long faced criticism for politically charged interventions. These include episodes in which lethal force has been used in ways tha
Research shows Uganda’s police operate as a pillar of the ruling NRM, shaping campaigns, suppressing opposition and mobilising youth ahead of the 2026 elections, raising concerns over partisan policing.How Uganda’s police became Museveni’s political weapon ahead of the 2026 elections
Police in Kamuli District are investigating a suspected double murder after the bodies of a boda boda rider and a young businesswoman were found in Namasagali Sub-county.Kamuli, Uganda: Police in Kamuli have launched investigations into a suspected double murder after the bodies of a boda
ISINGIRO – Police in Isingiro District have registered a major breakthrough in the murder investigation of Karuhanga Gordon, a 48-year-old resident of Rugaara Cell, Kagarama Parish, Kagarama Sub-county.Following the report of the killing, police swiftly responded by deploying a multidisc
The Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) has cancelled the Mature Entry Certificate of Kitagwenda District National Resistance Movement (NRM) Member of Parliament flag bearer, Robert Mugabe, after finding that the documents he used to qualify for the May 2021 Mature Entry Aptitude Test were fraudu
Arua City — A police constable has been shot in the stomach by a stray bullet fired by fellow officers during a crowd-control operation in Arua City, as violent mob unrest left two people dead in the early hours of the New Year.According to the West Nile Regional Police Spokesperson, SSP
TOROROTororo District has been thrown into mourning and shock following the gruesome murder of a 17-year-old student, identified as Achieng Precious Lucy, a resident of Pajwenda North Zone, Pajwenda Ward, Pajwenda Town Council.According to police in Bukedi South Region, the incident
Police in Kitagwenda District have shot dead a 59-year-old man during an attempted arrest in Nyabbani Sub-county.The deceased has been identified as Ferezian Bagubwa, a resident of Rwenkubebe A village in Nyabbani Subcounty Kitagwenda District.The incident happened on Sunday morning
Police in Kitagwenda District are investigating a deadly shooting that occurred during an arrest linked to a domestic violence case in Nyabbani Sub-county. The incident happened on December 28, 2025, at around 9:00 a.m. in Rwenkubebe Parish, Rwenzori West Region, leaving a 59-year-old man dead an
In Kampala and Wakiso, politics has narrowed to something brutally simple.Voters are no longer weighing ideology or history. They are measuring clinics without drugs, schools without teachers, roads that flood, and services that exist on paper but not in life.For President Museveni,
