Opinion: Can Uganda Police be Reformed?

By Richard Musaazi The lack of accountability in policing, particularly the reluctance to prosecute officers with records of civilian abuse, is intriguing given that no other occupation offers such a level of protection for any form of abuse. Even in cases where officers are charged, the legal outcome tends to be more favourable to police officers than civilians charged with

admin admin

Ugandan Officials Part of Criminal Gang Trafficking Girls to Work as Sex Slaves in the Middle East

By Joseph Elunya, Geoffrey Gathoni & Esther Namirimu Ugandan immigration and security officials are part of a syndicate that traffics young girls to the Middle East where they are forced to work as sex slaves, our investigations have revealed. The gang traffics per day an average fifty Ugandan girls across the border to Kenya where they connect to countries such

admin admin

Militarizing Police Sets Up Citizens as the Enemy-Expert View

The message sent to police through arming them with military equipment is that they are in fact at war.  The killing of more 54 people by Uganda police on 18 and 19 of November 2020 left parts of Ugandan cities looking like battle zones. What is clear from the police is that despite our efforts to promote de-escalation through our articles,

admin admin
Current Weather
22 °C
Kampala
overcast clouds
22° _ 22°
74%
2 km/h
Tue
26 °C
Wed
27 °C
Thu
26 °C
Fri
26 °C
Sat
27 °C

Follow US