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Security beefed up in Kampala amid fresh terror threats

Moses Ndhaye | September 5, 2023

Security has beefed up in and around Kampala, as the business community expresses great concern over the latest wave of terror threats to Uganda. This comes after security forces yesterday recovered and denoted more Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Kampala. Police spokesperson Mr. Fred Enanga said yesterday that the explosives […]

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A conversation on Bwaise terminal, terror threats

David Mujuni | September 5, 2023

Police and other security agencies say they have so far recovered about six Improvise Electronic Devices (IEDs) within the central business district (Kampala). In this episode of the KFM Hot Seat, Patrick Kamara hosts Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) spokesperson Brig Gen Felix Kulayigye and Rtd Colonel Fred Bogere, the […]

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US embassy issues warning amid Uganda terror threats

Reporter | September 4, 2023

The US embassy in Uganda has warned that “there remains a threat of terrorist attacks in Uganda and throughout the region” This is after the police evacuated a business centre in Bunamwaya, recovering an Improvised Explosive Device. The US embassy has also told US citizens to stay alert and avoid […]

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Security forces intensify patrols following UK terror alert

admin | July 6, 2023

By Kevin Githuku Following a terror alert issued by the United Kingdom government on Sunday, a joint team of Uganda People’s Defence Forces and Uganda Police Force personnel have continued to conduct patrols in different parts of the country. In Kampala, the patrols have mainly targeted the busy and crowded […]

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Govt knew about terror threat before UK notice – Otafiire

Arthur Wandero | July 4, 2023

The Internal Affairs Minister Gen Kahinda Otafiire has this afternoon revealed that the government already knew about the terror threat prior to an alert issued by the United Kingdom (UK) government. In his address to journalists at Parliament on Tuesday, Gen Otafiire stated that the terror alert issued by the […]