Tag Archives: IGP

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The fallen former Inspector General of Police (IGP) John Kisembo, will be laid to rest on Sunday at his ancestral home in Kitema village, about two kilometres along Mugalike-Isunga Road in Kagadi District.   Kisembo, 64, Uganda’s IGP from 1998 to 2001 succumbed to lung cancer, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Inspector General of Police-IGP, John Kisembo is dead. He breathed his last at Platinum hospital Kampala along Buganda road on Thursday evening. Kisembo served as IGP from 1998 to 2001 and was replaced by Gen Katumba Wamala, the current Works State Minister. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Criminal Investigation commanders are meeting in Kampala to deliberate on issues around crime investigations, scene-of-crime management and preparations for the 2021 General Elections. The five-day meeting, opened by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Martin Okoth Ochola has attracted CID commanders from specialized units, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 1,000 police officers from the ranks of Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to Special Police Constable (SPC) risk being deleted from the Police Force’s payroll system after missing out on the manpower audit. An internal police message dated April 24, 2019, from Police …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | March 4th, 2019 marked a full year since Martin Okoth Ochola became the Inspector General of Police-IGP. He replaced General Kale Kayihura who had severed as IGP for 12 years. Immediately after assuming office, Ochola issued 12 directives to heads of different police units …

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The family of the late Ronald Ssebulime has petitioned the Inspector General of Police-IGP, Martin Okoth Ochola demanding the arrest of the State Minister for Information, Communication and Technology, Idah Erios Nantaba. Ssebulime was gunned down by police officers on March 24th in Mukono …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Okoth Ochola has redeployed Superintendent of Police Aaron Baguma after more than two years of serving a suspension. Baguma the former Divisional Police Commander (DPC), Kampala Central Police Station was suspended in July 2016 to answer charges of murder. …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The Parliament of Uganda has, this afternoon observed a moment of silence in solidarity with the government of Kenya, following an attack on Dusit D2 Hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya. The Tuesday afternoon attack left at least 14 people dead. Initial reports indicated that five …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  There is panic among police officers over the delayed transmission of a transfer list of more than 140 police officers. The transfer list which was released on Saturday has been in the communication room without being transmitted. The Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Police Martins Okoth Ochola has transferred 12 senior police officers. In a message released on Thursday and signed by the Director Human Resource Administration Hajji Moses Balimwoyo, Moses Muluya who has been the commissioner Human Resource Management has been appointed the …