There was a secret hand over of offices by two senior police officers who were allegedly side-stepped in the recent appointment of police spokesperson Emilian Kayima.
Information reaching our desk is that the two were not amused by the move by IGP to elevate Kayima to a seat that Commissioner of Police (CP) Fred Enanga once held and Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Polly Namaye looked to inherit after Asan Kasingye vacated it. The duo handed over their offices as they await new deployment.
Now, before the appo\intment of the late AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi as police spokesperson in 2016, Enanga was holding that portfolio with Namaye as his deputy. The duo, however, remained in the public relations office during Kaweesi's tenure and that of AIGP Asan Kasingye who took over after the former was shot dead in March this year.
But last week, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Emilian Kayima was appointed to replace Kasingye as police publicist but the deployment remained silent on the fate of the two officers, both senior in rank to Kayima. This site understands that they have handed over their offices before they were deployed elsewhere and are now at home awaiting transfer.
A reliable source who preferred anonymity told us that the two officers had approached Kasingye and expressed their inability to continue working in the department. Kasingye then wrote a letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kale Kayihura requesting that the two officers be transferred to the office of Chief Political Commissar where he is Director.
In a meeting held on Thursday last week, the officers bid farewell to their colleagues in the communication and public relations department.
"It was actually shocking that these senior officers left office before even a message transferring them was sent out," the source who was part of the farewell meeting said.
The IGP has not yet responded to Kasingye's letter.
The two officers were last seen at the Naguru-based communication and public relations office last week on the day of hand over. The office of deputy spokesperson and that of administrator in-charge of content which Enanga has been holding remain empty.
The two officers could not be reached for a comment as they already handed over their official numbers and their known personal numbers were either switched off or not being picked.
Kayima when pressed by HowweBiz said he was not aware of the handover, declining to add any other comment. However, we were unable to reach Enanga and Namaye, as their known numbers were both not available.
