Police say Kidega fled the scene immediately after the incident and is currently on the run. A case of murder by assault has ...

But as they approached police headquarters, anti-riot police arrested four men and one woman. A male protester is arrested by Uganda police officers during a march against kidnappings and murders ...

In 1961 a drive to recruit the first women into Uganda Police by the colonial government was on. To be eligible, one had to be 5ft 6 inches and a junior three graduate.

The Uganda Police Force (UPF) is concerned about the underrepresentation of women within its operational policing roles. Police presently has a total staff strength of 43, 717, of which 7, 777 (18 ...

Police in Uganda detained 11 female members of parliament on Thursday who they accused of staging of an unlawful protest, with some of the lawmakers sustaining injuries during their arrest.

KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan police said on Sunday they had rescued an American woman and her driver who had been kidnapped by gunmen in a national park. The two “are in good health” and ...

For Namazzi, the police are of no help, she says. ... In February, Mwendwa says 90 women from Uganda, Tanzania and Senegal came together as part of the Vote: Women program.

Authorities in Uganda said a 30-year-old man killed his 21-year-old wife after he accused her of having an affair with his father. According to the Monitor, the fatal January 2025 incident ...

Men who are “bleeding internally” — a euphemism for women-on-men violence — are also encouraged to seek support, Isimbwa said: “Any form of violence, we should not tolerate it.” Domestic violence is a ...

In Uganda, a 2020 survey by U.N.-backed local authorities found that 95% of women and girls had experienced physical or sexual violence, or both, after turning 15.