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Ugandans rang in the new year with firecrackers and music while President Museveni, in an address to the nation, vowed to tighten security and improve the economy. Mugume Davis Rwakaringi reports from Kampala.

President Museveni has banned the issuing of police bonds to criminals saying their soft-handling by police personnel has made crime rampant. “However, there is rampant stealing of cattle, goats, etc and the soft handling by the police and the courts of such criminals through giving them police bonds and court bails,” Museveni said on Tuesday while delivering his End-of-Year Address to the Nation at his country home, Rwakitura in Kiruhura distri…

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Museveni Bans Police Bond for Criminals

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has banned giving police bonds to village thieves. “There is rampant stealing of cattle, goats, etc and the soft handling by the police and the courts of such criminals through giving them police bonds and court bails. I have raised the issue of bails with His Lordship the Chief Justice, and I have banned the issue of Police bonds,” he said. The President made the remarks today while delivering his end-of-year ad…

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President Museveni bans police bonds to village thieves as he delivers his end-of-year address to Ugandans

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s recent directive banning police bonds for “village thieves” marks yet another troubling escalation in Uganda’s approach to law enforcement. While framed as a measure to curb rampant crime and inefficiency, this move risks exacerbating human rights violations and perpetuating the culture of impunity within state security forces.
Museveni’s insistence on “firm legal handling of criminals” and his praise for milit…

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Male Deogratius : Museveni’s Police Bond Ban Fuels Human Rights Concerns Amidst Political Posturing - The Xavie Radio Ug

Museveni delivers his end of year speech Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Police to stop giving police bond to petty criminals, saying it is abetting insecurity in the country. In his televised New Year’s Address to the nation, the President also said he had asked the judiciary through the Chief Justice to end giving bail to suspected criminals on trial. This, he said, was because that his government…

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Museveni to Police: Stop giving police bond to criminals

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s recent directive banning police bonds for “village thieves” marks yet another troubling escalation in Uganda’s approach to law enforcement. While framed as a measure to curb rampant crime and inefficiency, this move risks exacerbating human rights violations and perpetuating the culture of impunity within state security forces. Museveni’s insistence on “firm legal handling of criminals” and his praise for milit…

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Male Deogratius : Museveni’s Police Bond Ban Fuels Human Rights Concerns Amidst Political Posturing - The Hoima Post

President Yoweri Museveni has announced plans to arm coffee farmers as a measure to combat the escalating theft of coffee crops in Uganda.  Speaking last night during his end-of-year national address from his country home in Rwakitura, Museveni expressed frustration over the increasing cases of theft and premature harvesting of coffee beans, which he said threaten the quality of Uganda’s exports. The president cited a recent report from UPDF in …

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Museveni moves to arm coffee farmers to take on thieves

Summary: President Museveni condemned the leniency of police and courts in granting bonds and bails to perpetrators, a practice he vowed to end. KAMPALA: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has hailed Uganda’s resilience and progress in his annual year-end address, acknowledging the country’s ability to overcome challenges while maintaining peace and stability. The address, delivered from … The post President Museveni Lauds Uganda’s Stability, Vows…

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President Museveni Lauds Uganda’s Stability, Vows Tough Stance on Crime and Economic Growth

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Museveni Bans Police Bond For Suspects - Wants Everyone To Go To Court - The Witness Uganda

By DAVID VOSH AJUNA President Museveni Tuesday banned police bond as he vowed to reactivate Local Defence Unit (LDU) personnel if petty crimes persist- especially in remote Uganda. "I have raised the issue of bails with Chief Justice Alphonse Owiny-Dollo, and I have banned the issue of police bonds," Museveni said while delivering a brief New

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