Ochola transfers several police commanders in new changes

Several police commanders have been transferred and replaced by others in the recent changes made by the Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola.

The new

changes have seen Superintendent of Police, Latif Zaake who has been the

Regional Police Commander for Greater Masaka region transferred to Wamala

region.

Greater

Masaka covers Kalungu, Ssembabule, Masaka,

Bukomansimbi, Lwengo and Kyotera district whereas Wamala region covers the districts

of Mubende, Mityana, Kiboga and

Kyankwanzi districts.

Zaake is credited for having helped deal

with panga wielding thugs who terrorized the greater Masaka area a few years

ago.

Assistant Commissioner of Police, Ebock

Abaine who has been the Chief Security Officer for Makerere University has now

been sent to greater Masaka region as Regional Police Commander whereas ACP

Moses Muluya has been appointed as the Commandant for Railway Police to replace

ACP Emmanuel Muheirwe who was appointed the acting Commissioner of Police Human

Resource Management.

ACP Philip Acaye who has been the

Regional Police Commander for Wamala Region has been sent to Makerere

University as Chief Security Officer.

Senior Superintendent of Police, Christopher

Baruhagare has been appointed the Regional Police Commander for the West Nile

region whereas ACP Akabu Otika who has just returned from Somalia under the

AMISOM has been deployed in the Directorate of Peace and Support Operations.

SSP Anatoli Katungwesi has been

appointed RPC for Busoga East region to replace SSP Ibrahim Saiga who went to

Somalia under the AMISOM.

SP Rogers Kapere has been appointed as

Mayuge DPC whereas ASP Sulait Kitaka has been transferred from Manafa to

Nakaseke as DPC.

The new changes according to police are

meant to improve service delivery and also fill existing gaps .