Kayihura Shakes Up Police Force in New Reshuffle

Lieutenant General Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police, has on Wednesday announced a major reshuffle of top police commanders that sees a total of 43 high ranking officers reshuffled.

26 Senior and Assistant Superintendents have been transferred and 8 Assistant Commissioners among others in an exercise that takes immediate effect.

Judith Nabakoba, the Police spokeswoman, says these are normal transfers.

However, the reshuffle seems to have affected mostly officers from areas that have been worst hit by robberies and murders.

According to the transfer note signed by Kayihura, the Assistant Commissioner of Police Dodovic Awita former commandant of the Counter Terrorism has been transferred as to command the Aviation

Police, Simon Peter Wafana, the Regional Police Commander of Greater Masaka, has been moved to the Field Force Unit awaiting deployment.

The Senior Superintendent of police Maximal Ogwang who was in Nebbi has replaced him.

Robert Walugembe, has been transferred from Kiira Road which lately registered several cases of murders and robberies to Ssembabule district as DPC. He has been replaced with by Assistant Superintendent of Police Alex Edunyu from Wandegeya police.

John Bambise, who was DPC Bulambuli, becomes the deputy Regional Police Commander for Kampala North region and former Masindi DPC Juma Okwugu has been transferred to Kampala South region as the deputy Regional Police Commander.

The List of Transfers

Rank     NAME                     OLD OFFICE                 NEW OFFICE
ACP     Richard Mivule           RPC Savanah                   RPC Savanah region
ACP    Peter Wafana        RPC Greater Masaka       Field Force Unit (FFU)
ACP    Abby Kisubi                 Integrated Highway        Commandant Nsambya Barracks
ACP    Moses Kafeero         Aviation Police                    RPC Busoga North region
ACP    Ben Mubangizi            RPC Jinja                          Ssezibwa Region
ACP    Raymond Otim                                                        Operation Commandant Naguru/Ntinda Barracks
SSP    Augustus Echopu         FFU                                    RPC Busoga East region
SSP    Alex Tumwebaze           Rakai                               RPC Kira Region
SSP    Maximal Ogwang          Nebbi                               RPC Greater Masaka region
SSP    Eddie Sserungogi         Masaka                             D/RPC Ssezibwa region
SSP    Cohen Arinaitwe          Emergency Response        Intergrated Highway Patrol
SSP    Dan Byaruhanga            RPC North Western region
SSP    Fred Ssegirinya            RPC West Nile region
SSP    John Ssewanyana         Commandant Emergency Response
SSP    Julius Butamala           Maracha                                RPC Sipi region
SSP   Jacob Opolot                   RPC Elgon region
SSP    Gordon Owulo                 Amuria                                     RPC Mityana region
ACP   James Katonyerera         RPC Katonga                           RPC Katonga region
SP    Robert Walugembe     DPC Kira Road                        DPC Ssembabule
SP       Abdullah Kitimbo            Ssembabule                             FFU
SP     Jonathan Musinguzi        DPC Jinja                                  DPC Arua
SP      Fred Idema                      Butalejja                                    FFU
SP       Kahebwa                           Amudat                                      DPC Masaka
SP       Apollo Kitiba                  Kibuku                                       DPC Jinja
SP     Dison Aisigoma           DPC Kaabong                        DPC Nakasongola
SP       Geoffrey Asiri               FFU DPC                                    Kibuku
ASP    Alex Ibinyu                   DPC Wandegeya                     DPC Kira Road
ASP    Victor Nahebwe               Nakasongola                             DPC Kaabong
ASP    Alex Wabirwe                    Police Headquarters                DPC Butalejja
ASP    Bashir Siribe                     DPC Apac                                  DPC Amudat
ASP    Emmanuel Mafundo        Police Headquarters               OC Station Apac
ASP    Onesmus Mwesigwa    FFU                                              DPC Nebbi
ASP    Deo Obula                        Kanungu                                      DPC Amuria
ASP   Zamani Kanyisige           Pakwach                                    DPC Maracha
ASP   Comfory Munduro         Emergency Response            CIID
C/ASP Mkronzi Byaruhanga      Mukono                                      OC Station Kiruhura/Kazo
C/ASP   Ela Watiire                        Wobulenzi                                  OC Station Ntungamo
C/ASP Abel Luganza                  FFU                                               OC Station Pakwach
C/ASP   Peace Nantaba             Kiruhura OC Station                  Kira Road/Kamwokya