List of reshuffled police commanders
Mar 27, 2013
The Inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has reshuffled top police commanders.
By Simon Masaba and Charles Etukuri
The Inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has reshuffled top police commanders. Forty three top officers have been reshuffled with immediate effect.
The reshuffle has affected 13 senior superintendents, 8 assistant commissioners, 8 superintendents and 13 assistant superintendents of police who were transferred to different stations across the country.
Most of the officers who have been affected by the transfers are those from areas that have been worst hit by robberies and murders.
ACP Simon Peter Wafana, the Regional Police Commander of Greater Masaka has been moved to the Field Force Unit awaiting deployment. He has been replaced with SSP Maximal Ogwang who was in Nebbi.
Robert Walugembe, has been transferred from Kiira Road an area prone to murders and robberies to Ssembabule District as DPC. He has been replaced with by Assistant Superintendent of Police Alex Edunyu from Wandegeya police,
The Kampala metropolitan police spokesperson Ibin Senkumbi said the transfers are normal deployment in the force.
Rank NAME OLD OFFICE NEW OFFICE
ACP Dodovic Awita Counter Terrorism Commandant Aviation Police
ACP Moses Kafeero Aviation Police RPC Busoga North region
ACP Ben Mubangizi RPC Jinja Ssezibwa Region
ACP Richard Mivule RPC Savanah RPC Savanah region
ACP Peter Wafana RPC Greater Masaka Field Force Unit (FFU)
ACP Abby Kisubi Intergrated Highway Commandant Nsambya Barracks
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 John Bambise Bulambuli D/RPC Kampala North region
SSP Juma Okwugu Masindi D/RPC Kampala South region
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 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 Abel Luganza FFU OC Station Pakwach
C/ASP Peace Nantaba Kiruhura OC Station Kira Road/Kamwokya
C/ASP Mkronzi Byaruhanga Mukono OC Station Kiruhura/Kazo
C/ASP Ela Watiire Wobulenzi OC Station Ntungamo