Regional Police

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The extended marginalization and the regional imbalances in appointments within top hierarchy of Uganda National Police should not be dismissed by the authorities as mere voice of discontent, its sectarian appointments, this disparities are real and skewed to one region and it makes Ugandans look at the whole police with a lot of suspicion.
The politics of patronage that informs Museveni’s style of leadership, has without doubt been extended to the national police, he is using it as instrument to sustain him by granting the sons of one region the ultimate control of the police, the composition is shocking from the list of head of directorates to district levels, how is it possible that citizens remain silent in this glaring inequality?
Just recently Ugandans were up in arms about cabinet appointments where the west/southwest scooped more than half of the 31 cabinet ministerial appointments.
Just to begin with together the police and internal affairs is under the stewardship of two Museveni trusted servants and ironically they are both serving generals, General Aronda and General Kaihura. Police with its unbalanced appointments in regional distributions of the top echelon makes it devoid of a nationalistic DNA and it has officially become the law enforcement branch of Museveni not even NRM recently we witnessed how one section of the NRM is being hounded by the police.

If you disagree with me here is a list of directors in the police:
1. Kalekyezi Kayihura                                                             -   Museveni Police Chief
2. Erasmus Twarukuhwa                                                         -   Director of Human rights
3. Asuman Mugenyi                                                                 - Chief Political Commissar
4. Godfrey Bangirana                                                               -   Director Logistics and Engineering
5. Dr. Byaruhanga                                                                     -   Director of health services
6. Joseph Mugisha                                                                     -   Director Fire prevention
7. Stephen Kasiima                                                                     -   Director Traffic and road safety
8. Asan Kasingye                                                                        -   Director INTERPOL
9. Elly Womanya                                                                          -   Deputy Director INTERPOL
10. Twinomujuni                                                                           - Director of Parliamentary Police
11. Laban Muhebwa                                                                     - Chairman Exodus SACCO
12. Mutabingwa Moses                                                                 - In-charge Corruption Alert Squad
13. Jimmy Katonyerera                                                                  - Head Professional Standard Unit
14. Amosi Ngabirano                                                                     - Director ICT
15. Charles Kataratambi                                                                 - Commandant Special Investigations
16. Charles Asaba and now Joel Aguma                                          - D/CIID Intelligence
17. Charles Birungi                                                                          - Director Welfare
18. Abasi Byakagaba                                                                       - Director Oil and Gas Protection
19. Grace Turyagumanawe                                                               - Commissioner Peace Support Opns
20. Mbarusha Tumwine                                                                    - Director of Studies Masindi Trg Sch
21. Herman Owomugisha  and now Herbert Muhangi                       - Head Flying Squad
22. John Ndugutse                                                                           - Head Anti-terrorism
23. Julius Mbaranye                                                                         - Head Land Protection Unit
24. Nixon Agasibwe                                                                         - Violent Crime Intelligence Unit
25. Kituma Rusoke                                                                           - Head Law Enforcement KCCA
27. Antony Ntungwa                                                                         - VIPPU Deputy/Commandant
28. Apollo Kyangungu                                                                     - RPC Wakiso
29. Hilary Kulaije                                                                              - RPC Rwizi
30. Apollo Kateba                                                                            - RPC Jinja
31. James Ruhweza                                                                           - RPC Sipi
32. Bob Kagarura, then George Abaho and now J. Barozi                 - DPC Kasese
33. Rutagira John                                                                              - DPC Bushenyi
34. Julius Ahimbisibwe                                                                      - DPC Mbigi
35. Mugisha Charles                                                                         -   DPC Jinja Road
36. Tukundane Abraham                                                                   -   DPC Mukono
37. Ceaser Tusingwire                                                                       -   DPC Adjuman
38.  Mucunguzi Jackson                                                                    -    DPC Wandegeya
39.  Godfrey Kahebwa                                                                      -   DPC Kabarole
40. Ezra Tugume                                                                                -   DPC Lira
41. Husein Nuwagaba                                                                        -   DPC Ntungamo
42. Didas Byaruhanga                                                                        -    DPC Gomba
43. Jaffer Mugyenzi                                                                             -   DPC Mbarara
44. Vincent Mwesigye                                                                         -   DPC Iganga
45. Benard Akankwasa                                                                       -   DPC Hoima
46. Mworozi Byaruhanga                                                                     -   DPC Kiruhura
47. Jonathan Musinguzi                                                                         - DPC Jinja
48.  Charles Mugisha                                                                            - DPC Jinja Road
49.  Agrey Twesigye                                                                             - DPC Bukomanzimbi
50.  Karen Namara                                                                               - DPC Kawolo
51.  Julius Ceaser                                                                                  - DPC Wandegeya
52.  Kyaligonza Edward                                                                        - DPC Nakasongola
53.  Tumwesigye Francis                                                                       - DPC Rakai
54.  Godfrey Ninsima                                                                            - DPC Luwero
55.  Kamugisha Denis                                                                            - DPC Nakaseke
56.  Wesley Nganizi                                                                               - RPC Kampala North
57.  Tusiime Allan                                                                                   - CIID Mubende
58. Norman Musinga                                                                              - Traffic Kampala
59.  Nasular Kamugisha                                                                          - CIID Kabalagala
60.  Emmy Mugisha                                                                                 - Traffic Entebbe Road
61. Joseph Nsabimana                                                                             - O.C Station Nateete
62. Dorcus Bainomugisha                                                                         -    "       "        Kawempe
63. Benon Ayebare                                                                                   - CIID Katwe
64. Nimanya Godson                                                                                - CIID Pader
65. Mugumya Henry                                                                                  -  CIID Mukono
66. Karinkizi Gumisiriza                                                                              - Regional CIID Rwizi
67. Mwesigwa nesmus                                                                                - CIID Mbale
68. Erias Bairuka                                                                                         - CIID Luwero
69. Mbabazi Zakaria                                                                                   -   CIID Hoima
70. Akankwasa Alfred                                                                                 - CIID Malaba
71. Mubangizi Innocent                                                                                -   CIIDKyankwanzi
72. Uwera Ester                                                                                           - CIID Wandegeya
73. Betubiza Fabio                                                                                        - Traffic Masaka
74. Ahimbisibwe Fred                                                                                   - Field Opns Kasangati
75. Mugisha                                                                                                   - O.C Katanga
76.  Baguma Julliet                                                                                          - CIID Njeru
77.  Magezi Raphael                                                                                        - O.C Station Mbarara
78.  Natukunda Rose                                                                                       - CIID Mpigi
78.  Jack Mucunguzi                                                                                        - O.C Makerere
79.  Kuzaara Robert                                                                                        - O.C Kiira Division

Do the maths:
Former deputy IGP Mr Odwe , once in an interview with one of the dailies told of how drafting of soldiers into the force had brought in ignorant people and said the police’s criminal investigations department was littered with incompetent and ill-trained detectives “masquerading around”, which partly explains why the force has failed to solve a series of high-profile crimes.
He speaks about working under military generals, concluding that they are “poor at writing reports” and he also admitted that the police today has “overemphasized” the use of force in quelling demonstrations “which is not necessary all the time”, and said police officer Gilbert ‘Bwana’ Arinaitwe should have been “reprimanded”
The regime focuses much on specific geographical areas for deployment of Regional and District Police Commanders i.e. opposition strong hold, land grabbing and political-ethnic considerations. Kampala is a special area of operation where only tested regime cadres are deployed.
This should be an eye opener to Ugandans and also inform us as to why grievous crimes is at its highest position simply because the police is not a nationalistic institution, it’s getting desperate to the them that they are openly creating a militia force under the watch of police called crime preventers.


My suggestion is to address this imbalances, devolution of the institution by creating regional police districts completely independent of the central, this can remedy the problem of marginalization. Otherwise Museveni runs his government in a fashion of a reward and punish system, instead of sticking to meritocracy and performance as a way to equalizing appointment without having to first consider people’s tribe and region.

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