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WATCHDOG SPOTLIGHT: Escalating Police Suicide Crisis Raises Accountability Questions After Second Death in Metropolitan Kampala

Published by Watchdog Uganda By watchdog · 12 October 2026 at 15:37
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WATCHDOG SPOTLIGHT: Escalating Police Suicide Crisis Raises Accountability Questions After Second Death in Metropolitan Kampala
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KAMPALA / WAKISO — For the second time in under a month, a lethal gunshot from an official service weapon has echoed within the ranks of the Uganda Police Force (UPF), highlighting systemic strain and mental health oversight gaps within security deployments across the metropolitan region. Police Constable (PC) Allan Akandinda, 25, an officer attached […] The post WATCHDOG SPOTLIGHT: Escalating Police Suicide Crisis R

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