IGP Byakagaba: Only Police Officers Will Be Inside Polling Stations
Inspector General of Police Abbas Byakagaba has assured Ugandans that the Uganda Police Force will take full charge of security inside polling stations during elections...
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Police call for calm as Uganda enters final days ahead of Thursday’s general elections
The Uganda Police Force has called on citizens and political actors to maintain peace and refrain from violence as the country enters the final days ahead of polling day...
Rukungiri: LC Chairperson Arrested Over Defacing Gen. Jim Muhwezi’s Campaign Posters
A 42-year-old Local Council (LC) chairperson in Rukungiri District has been arrested for allegedly defacing campaign posters of the Minister for Security and incumbent Ru...
No Games This Time’ – Byakagaba warns ahead of elections
IGP Abbas Byakagaba has assured Ugandans of full police preparedness and zero tolerance for election violence, saying security forces will protect voters and enforce the...
Religious Leaders Raise Alarm Over Arrest of Opposition Supporters, Rights Activists
The Inter-Religious Council of Uganda (IRCU) has held discussions with Police over arrest of opposition supporters and human rights activists as Uganda moves closer to th...
EC Faces Pushback from Clergy Over Polling Station Restrictions
Meanwhile, police and the military have come under criticism for alleged human rights abuses, including beating, shooting, teargas use, and arrests of supporters of Natio...
Muhwezi Calls for Daytime Alcohol Ban to Protect PDM
The minister, who was accompanied by his wife Susan Muhwezi and family members, expressed concern over what he described as worrying levels of alcohol consumption among m...
Seven Held for Killing S.3 Student in Rukiga
Meanwhile, the head teacher of Kihanga Secondary School, Onesmus Rukundo Rurihoona, described the killing as unfortunate and regrettable. He attributed the incident to ri...
Kiryandongo targets 100% safe water coverage with Shs480m projects
Anselm Kyaligonza joined by the community during the launch of the deep borehole at Kiruli-Kibura in Kigumba sub countyKiryandongo, Uganda: Kiryandongo District authoriti...
Uganda: Kasese Cotton Farmers Decry Climate Change, Low Prices, Call for Government Intervention
Cotton farmers in Kasese District have raised fresh concerns over climate change and falling market prices, warning that the twin challenges are threatening the survival...