Over 20 police officers transferred as Ochola emphasizes community policing

The Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola has transferred a number of police officers from various police units in a bid to emphasize community policing which falls under the directorate of Chief Political Commissar.

In a message by the police director in charge of human resource and administration, AIGP Moses Balimwoyo dated October 26, the transfers take immediate effect.

“The following officers are regraded into the Directorate of Chief Political Commissar and transferred to the department of community policing as follows with immediate effect,” read in part the message.

Superintendent of Police,Alone Tulibagenyi has been transferred from greater Masaka region to Busoga East as the regional community liaison officer for the region whereas ASP Sunday Vincent has been transferred from Mukono to Tulibagenyi in greater Masaka region.

ASP George Mugisha has been moved from the Police Training School in Kabalye Masindi district to the community policing department headquarters whereas ASP Nathan Katumba has been appointed the divisional Community Liaison Officer for Katwe.

Others are ASP Emmanuel Ssempijja who is now the divisional Community Liaison Officer for the Central Police Station in Kampala.

Speaking to journalists on Friday to brief them about the security situation in the country, Ochola emphasized the need for police and the pubic to work together in a bid to fight crime all over the country.

“All Unit Commanders are asked to ensure that they disseminate Police telephone numbers of the respective units to the people within their areas of responsibilities. This is to be done in partnership with the Local Council systems especially LC1 through the Secretary for Information,” the police chief said.

“Each home in every village whether they have a phone or not should be encouraged to have a record of the telephone number of the nearest Police unit.”

Ochola however warned the public against abuse of the police numbers provided to them but fully utilize the services by availing timely information to enable police to fulfill its mandate of serving and protecting them.

The police force in 2014 rolled out the community policing program where communities work together with police to help detect and prevent crime in their localities.

The community policing department in the Uganda Police force falls under the Directorate of Chief Political Commissar headed by AIGP Asan Kasingye .