Tag Archives: police commanders

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola has directed all police commanders to start obeying and executing court orders. The directive follows the Attorney General letter to the police top leadership to stop ignoring court orders, which he described as the heart of all …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Police Force and Makerere University have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to offer Masters Degrees to police commanders in peace and conflict studies. The MoU is aimed at affiliating the police senior command and staff college at Bwebajja to Makerere University to train …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police commanders at Nateete police station are in trouble for allegedly protecting bars operating against directives during the COVID-19 lockdown. In March last year, President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni closed all entertainment venues including bars in a bid to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The leisure …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Director of Operations Edward Osiru Ochom has ordered the arrest of all commanders not enforcing the Covid-19 guidelines. Ochom said he has instructed the commander Alert Squad Unit to make impromptu visits to areas under the command of particular officers and apprehend whoever will …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police commanders have been warned against neglecting and misusing force fleet under their areas of jurisdiction. In an internal memo that has been shared with all commanders, James Opora, who is also the acting director of police fleet management notes that most commanders are not in …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Maj Gen Jack Bakasumba, the police’s Chief of Joint Security has recalled 15 police commanders to Naguru police headquarters. Bakasumba who rarely conducts police transfers in his message seen by Uganda Radio Network – URN has recalled Regional Police Commanders – RPCs, District/Division Police Commanders- …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Director of Operations Edward Ochom has tasked police commanders to stop being reluctant in the enforcement of COVID-19 guidelines. Ochom, in his internal message to commanders said the laxity of police commanders in implementing Covid-19 orders has been observed with great concern. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Police Human Resource Director, Brig Jesse Kamunanwire has reshuffled 40 senior police commanders in changes announced this afternoon. The changes affect Regional Police Commanders, District Police Commanders and Officers in Charge of police stations. The reshuffled commanders include four Senior Superintendent of Police, …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | State attorneys have accused police commanders of extorting money from suspects arrested on allegations of violating the COVID-19 measures. Some of the state attorneys who spoke to Uganda Radio Network –URN but preferred anonymity say police commanders connive with investigators to extort money …