Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Security experts have said that the attackers on Gen Katumba Wamala exhibited all skills of refined urban fighters. This is after the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech described Gen Katumba Wamala’s shooters as unsophisticated. Security analysts, Fred Egesa and Grace Matsiko …
Read More »Gen Lokech orders AIGP Ochom to probe unmanned roadblocks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech has expressed concern over permanent and unmanned roadblocks on the country’s roads. Ever since President Yoweri Museveni declared a lockdown in March last year in a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a number …
Read More »Gen Katumba shooting: Gen Lokech lists 5 mistakes made in security response
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Paul Lokech, the Deputy Inspector General of Police has listed five mistakes that were made in response to the assassination attempt on the life of the former Chief of Defense Forces-CDF, General Edward Katumba Wamala. Unidentified assailants riding on two motorcycles attempted to …
Read More »Deputy IGP Lokech sends 160 DPCs for refresher course
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech has sent 161 District/Division Police Commanders for a refresher course. According to the radio message released on Wednesday, Maj Gen Lokech has instructed the DPCs to immediately handover their offices to their deputies, the Officers in …
Read More »Deputy IGP Maj. Gen Lokech transfers 254 senior police officers
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen Paul Lokech has transferred and appointed 254 senior police officers to various positions. In his message released at the weekend, Gen Lokech has appointed Commissioner of Police-CP Kato Paul Tumuhimbise as the new deputy director in charge …
Read More »Police confirms dismissal of 150 officers over corruption
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The long awaited dismissal of police officers accused of consistently engaging in corrupt and indiscipline tendencies has come to an end after the leadership confirmed showing exit to 153 of its personnel. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj Gen Paul Lokech revealed in March that …
Read More »Deputy IGP warns RDCs, DPCs and politicians against aiding illegal logging
Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Paul Lokech has warned Resident District Commissioners, District Police Commanders and politicians in Acholi sub region who are purported to be involved in illegal logging activities, that they risk facing arrest. Maj. General Lokech issued the caution …
Read More »Women police officers place their hope in new deputy IGP on women’s day
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police women have expressed disappointment with police leadership for allegedly failing to hold promotions as one of the major resolutions made during the second female police officers conference held over a year ago in Kampala on February 21st, 2020. Some of the senior and junior …
Read More »What you should know about new deputy IGP Maj Gen Paul Lokech
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni has today dropped Maj Gen Stephen Muzeeyi Sabiiti from the position of deputy Inspector General of Police replacing him with Maj Gen Paul Lokech. Sabiiti was appointed to deputise Martin Ochola on March 4, 2018 when Museveni sacked the then IGP Gen …
Read More »General Lokech warns successor over accountability
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Outgoing Chief of Staff of the UPDF Air Force, Maj. Gen Paul Lokech has warned his successor Brig. Charles Okidi to be very careful with accountability. He was handing over office as he prepares to head to South Sudan as a military attaché. …
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