Judith Nabakooba to join politics

By Eddie Ssejjoba  

Former police spokesperson, Judith Nabakooba, and the deputy director for police welfare, Laban Muhamwe have applied to be granted permission to leave the Police force for active politics.

As the fever for the 2016 general elections intensifies, many civil servants intending to contest for various positions have started tendering in their resignations to get official leave from their offices to engage in politics.

Nabakooba and Muhamwe, who are senior officers, will however have to wait for a decision by the police authority as to whether they will be cleared to leave for elective politics.

Nabakooba is currently the deputy Police Political Commissar.

She and Muhabwe early this month submitted their applications to the police authority for official leave expressing interest to take part in active politics but their applications had not been passed, according to the police public relations officer, Fred Enanga.

Nabakooba is eyeing the Mityana district woman seat in parliament while Muhamwe intends to contest for the Sheema county south seat.  

Enanga said although the two were senior police officers who willingly wanted to take leave for politics, they will have to wait for the police authority that is supposed to sit, discuss and determine their fate.

"The police authority will have to sit to decide on whether to release them or not," Enanga said but declined to mention when the authority intends to sit.

Nabakooba has also been serving as a secretary to the police credit association called Exodus SACCO.

She has been a regular guest at most gatherings and ceremonies in Mityana and has on several occasions been applauded by the local communities for making donations.

The district is currently represented by Sylvia Namabidde (NRM).

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