The Uganda Police Force has dismissed allegations that a supporter attached to the National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential campaign was shot by security operatives in Sironko District, describing the claims as false and unsupported by medical evidence. According to a statement issued by the Elgon Region Police Spokesperson, SP Rogers Taitika, the incident occurred on…
The Uganda Police Force (UPF) has dismissed allegations by National Unity Platform (NUP) presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Sentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, that security agencies are plotting to arrest him ahead of polling day and engineer violence to justify a heavy military deployment. In a statement issued on Friday, police described the claims as…
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has directed the police and other national armed forces to immediately stop the practice of caning civilians, particularly during arrests and crowd-control operations, saying the method is unacceptable and should not be used under any circumstances. In his end-of-year address, Museveni said while some police forces around the world employ batons…
Police are investigating two separate cases of suspected arson reported in Wakiso and Mukono districts, both of which occurred in the early hours of New Year’s Day, January 1, 2026. According to a press statement issued on January 2, 2026, by the Deputy Public Relations Officer for Kampala Metropolitan Police, ASP Luke Owoyesigyire, the incidents…
State House has dismissed claims that President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s convoy caused the severe traffic gridlock that paralysed sections of the Kampala–Masaka Road in Mpigi, describing the allegations as false and misleading. In a statement issued on Tuesday, State House said while the delays experienced by motorists were regrettable, it was inaccurate to attribute them…