Bugolobi area gets mobile Police unit
Jul 06, 2010
THE Police have established a special patrol unit in Bugolobi, a Kampala suburb. The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, said Bugolobi was given priority to fulfill a pledge he made during the funeral service of one-year-old Kham Kakama at All Saints Church Nakasero.
By Brian Mayanja
and Eddie Ssejjoba
THE Police have established a special patrol unit in Bugolobi, a Kampala suburb. The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, said Bugolobi was given priority to fulfill a pledge he made during the funeral service of one-year-old Kham Kakama at All Saints Church Nakasero.
Kakama was kidnapped from his parents’ home in Bugolobi on June 8. His body was found 13 days later in a swamp in Kyebando.
He was the son of Sven Karekaho of the Uganda Revenue Authority and Naome Karekaho of the National Environment Management Authority.
Three suspects, Godwin Tumusiime, Brian Ssajjabi and a maid, Molly Nabaasa, were arrested and charged over the murder.
“We did our best to hunt for the kidnappers. Though we managed to arrest them, it was too late to save the baby’s life. We should, therefore, do more of prevention than reactive policing,†Kayihura said.
He was speaking during a meeting with residents at Bugolobi Flats on Sunday.
Kayihura commissioned and introduced a four-man motorcycle unit to patrol Bugolobi parish.
He told the residents that the mobile force, under the community policing system, would be beefed up by foot and vehicle patrols. These, he said, would strengthen security in the area to prevent crime.
Kayihura said the parish-based community policing system, which he recently launched in Muyenga, would cover the entire country.
He also announced that the Police would use the Electoral Commission national data base to fight crime by accessing profiles of individuals during investigations.
According to Kayihura, the Police will also launch a compulsory electronic profiling system in each parish to collect data from individuals, including their fingerprints, pictures and other information that the Police can use in tracking down people. He asked local council officials to start profiling people in their areas.
and Eddie Ssejjoba
THE Police have established a special patrol unit in Bugolobi, a Kampala suburb. The Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, said Bugolobi was given priority to fulfill a pledge he made during the funeral service of one-year-old Kham Kakama at All Saints Church Nakasero.
Kakama was kidnapped from his parents’ home in Bugolobi on June 8. His body was found 13 days later in a swamp in Kyebando.
He was the son of Sven Karekaho of the Uganda Revenue Authority and Naome Karekaho of the National Environment Management Authority.
Three suspects, Godwin Tumusiime, Brian Ssajjabi and a maid, Molly Nabaasa, were arrested and charged over the murder.
“We did our best to hunt for the kidnappers. Though we managed to arrest them, it was too late to save the baby’s life. We should, therefore, do more of prevention than reactive policing,†Kayihura said.
He was speaking during a meeting with residents at Bugolobi Flats on Sunday.
Kayihura commissioned and introduced a four-man motorcycle unit to patrol Bugolobi parish.
He told the residents that the mobile force, under the community policing system, would be beefed up by foot and vehicle patrols. These, he said, would strengthen security in the area to prevent crime.
Kayihura said the parish-based community policing system, which he recently launched in Muyenga, would cover the entire country.
He also announced that the Police would use the Electoral Commission national data base to fight crime by accessing profiles of individuals during investigations.
According to Kayihura, the Police will also launch a compulsory electronic profiling system in each parish to collect data from individuals, including their fingerprints, pictures and other information that the Police can use in tracking down people. He asked local council officials to start profiling people in their areas.