Today, Monday, 2nd December, President Museveni promotes five senior commissioners of police to assistant inspector general of police(AIGP).
According to police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke, the president has promoted James Apora (director of logistics and engineering), Lawrence Niwabiine (director of traffic police), Joseph Obwona (Interpol), Steven Tanui (fire and rescue services), and Geoffrey Musana to the next rank of AIGP.
Uncovered Ug has separately learnt that the promotions were meant to align the senior police officers with their current offices.
Furthermore, Apora, Niwabiine, Obwona, and Tanui were serving as directors for logistics, traffic police, and fire and rescue services in an acting capacity and therefore had to be promoted to the next rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police.
Here at Uncovered UG, we congratulate the newly appointed officers to serve their country very well by treating people equally in accordance with their abilities.
In conclusion, the promotions have also seen Geoffrey Musana appointed the deputy director for logistics and engineering. Additionally,
Police directors must be at the rank of AIGP, the third highest rank in the force.
Enock Katamba is a Ugandan Journalist and Founder of Uncovered UG, an independent digital news platform covering Uganda and international developments. He reports on politics, national affairs, entertainment, sports, business, education and other stories of public interest.
We encourage them to Work for the people fo the country not for their own good🙏🙏