Okalany told Journalists in Kampala that PSU records show that 2,000 cases have been filed against police officers since 2014, translating to 166 cases per month and six complaints per day.
Some of the street vendors who faced the wrath of LDUs and police officers on Thursday last week include Aloyo Hadijah and Christine Awori, who were beaten by local defence unit personnel and policemen on the streets of Kampala.
Kampala Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango says that the group is being questioned on why they were congested in a school-like-dormitory setting within a small house despite a directive and guidelines of observing social distancing as one of the measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in Uganda.
According to available information, shortly after quarrelling with Muhereza, Nanyombi fled to report to Kinawataka police. She however, heard gun shots before arriving at the police station. Officers from the station responded to the gunfire only to find Muhereza had gunned down Kisole and injured Atuhaire before shooting himself.
Police Spokesperson, Fred Enanga, says their Legal Director is working with a team of lawyers from the Uganda Police Force and Attorney General’s office to file an appeal as soon as possible.
Muhammad Assuman, a fuel tanker driver who had parked closely to the attacked truck told our reporter that an unknown man put him on gun point and ordered him not to move out, closed his vehicle doors, within shot time he heard bullet sound at his neighbors truck.
A random check by our reporter to Layibi Market in Layibi Division, Cereaeno Market in Pece Division and Gulu Main Market in Laroo Division, as well as a cross-section of pharmacies around
the town, shows that prices have now been hiked, as the stock also dwindles.
Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesman, Patrick Onyango, said that the group was arrested by the Security Inter-Agency Joint Task Force from various Churches. One of the pastors was identified as Immaculate Biyinzika of Praise Jesus Worship Church who was arrested together with 20 worshipers from Makandwa Kajjansi, Wakiso District.
Titus Jogo, the Adjumani Refugee Desk Officer told URN over the weekend that they receive between 30-34 South Sudanese nationals on daily basis. He explained that the refugees enter Uganda through the porous border, which stretches from Moyo to Lamwo district.
