Kalulu seeks second term as Police SACCO holds AGM
Aug 03, 2017
He will face off with Ezra Mujabwami and Bashir Sempala
The battle for the leadership of the Uganda Police Force's saving scheme has heated up with the incumbent, Henry Kalulu, facing two opponents for the post of chairmanship.
Kalulu will face off with assistant commissioner of Police, Ezra Mujabwami and Superintendent of Police Bashir Sempala for the top seat during the SACCO's seventh Annual General Meeting slated for August 24 - 25.
A former Kampala Metropolitan police spokesperson, Kalulu was elected the chairperson of the Exodus SACCO in 2015 after beating the then Masaka police spokesperson Noah Sserunjogi to the post. Kalulu is currently a senior protocol officer in the Police's department of Protocol, honours and ceremonies.
Kalulu holds a Bachelors degree in Education from Makerere University, a Post graduate diploma in Human resource management from Uganda Management Institute (UMI), and a masters in management studies specialising in management again from UMI. Kalulu is currently pursuing a Bachelors degree in law at Makerere University and a PhD in management at Utamu University.
Mujabwami on the other hand heads the department of research and development in the directorate of ICT, while Sempala was the Namutumba district police commander before he was recently sent for further training at Bwebajja police training school.
According to the SACCO constitution, Kalulu who took over from senior commissioner of police, Laban Muhabwe, is eligible to be elected for another two-year term. Headed by a chairperson, the SACCO is led by a board of nine members.
Asked why he thinks he deserves another term, Kalulu said; "I have turned around the SACCO and grown the loan portfolio to sh16b. Members no longer look for the SACCO when they want to withdraw their money, we look for them."
Kalulu added; "We have digitized the SACCO and members can access their balances using their phones. Previously, members would only withdraw money only on Thursdays and Fridays in the first and last weeks of the month. But today, we work six days a week throughout the month."
The Police SACCO has grown over the years and now boasts of 32,707 members who include policemen and their family members as well as some policemen who have retired. The entire police force has about 45,000 officers.
"My Heartfelt thanks go to all the commanders and delegates from across the country who requested me to stand and they supported me all through! Special thanks also go to those colleagues who stood by me through thick and thin," Kalulu stated immediately after his election.
Founded in 2007 with its Asan Kasingye as its piooner chairman, the SACCO's major aim was to improve the welfare of policemen. "It is now like a bank where members deposit cash for saving purposes but can as well withdraw their money any time," Kalulu said.