Kayhihura reshufles police commanders

The Inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura has reshuffled over 43 regional and district police commanders. The police transfers were announced Tuesday evening through a radio message and they take immediate effect.

Eight assistant commissioners, 13 senior superintendents, eight superintendents and 13 assistant superintendents were affected. Mr Dodovic Awita, who has been in Counter Terrorism, is now the commandant of Aviation Police replacing Mr Moses Kafeero.

Mr Kafeero has been transferred to Busoga North region as the Regional Police Commander.
Mr Abby Kisubi has been transferred to Nsambya Police Barracks as the Commandant from Integrated Highway Patrol Unit. He has been replaced by Mr Cohen Arinaitwe, who has been the Commandant in charge of Emergency Response Unit.

Mr Robert Walugembe, whose area (Kiira Road) has been dogged with murders and robbers, has been transferred to Ssembabule District as DPC. Mr Jonathan Musinguzi, the DPC Jinja has been transferred to Arua to serve as the district police boss.

Gen. Kayihura also made changes in Great Masaka region that has witnessed several unsolved murders.

Mr Simon Peter Wafana, the Regional Police Commander of Greater Masaka has been moved to the Field Force Unit awaiting deploymen

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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 Unit
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 region	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