Uganda banned social media and beefed up security in the capital on Tuesday, two days ahead of a presidential election pitting Yoweri Museveni, one of Africa's longest-serving leaders, against opposition frontrunner Bobi Wine, a popular singer.
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IGP Martins Okoth-Ochola on March 8 ordered a probe into how official documents addressed to top police leadership are accessed by junior staff before they are delivered to the recipients, according to a source who requested to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation.
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At least seven people, including police officers and civilians working in the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), are being investigated for leaking confidential information to junior staff and to the public, Daily Monitor has established.
IGP Martins Okoth-Ochola on March 8 ordered a probe into how official documents addressed to top police leadership are accessed by junior staff before they are delivered to the recipients, according to a source who requested to remain anonymous for fear of victimisation.
March 17, 2021 Temperature and Covid-19 symptom checks have over-shadowed body security searches in public places
Before the coronavirus scourge emerged a year ago and shut down pretty much of our normal way of life, global terrorism was the most vilified threat to human life worldwide.
The two horrifying deadly bombings on July 11, 2010 at Kyadondo Rugby grounds and Kabalagala, which killed many Ugandans – put the country on a warpath with radical Islamists and forced security agencies to marshal their surveillance apparatus to contain the threat of terrorism.
Security checks and surveillance cameras became mandatory in all public places. Strenuous body and baggage checks be-came the order of the day. But when the coronavirus emerged, it seems the security caution waned.
COVID-19: Security abandons bomb, terrorist checks observer.ug - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from observer.ug Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.