The Inspector General of Police Okoth Ochola has officially retired a total of 38 senior police officers at police headquarters in Naguru.
Among them include three Assistant Inspector Generals (AIGPs) of Police and 35 other top officers.
The AIGPs include retired Director of Police Operations, Edward Osiru Ochom, Asan Kasingye former Director of the Chief Political Commissariat, and Andrew Sorowen who retired as Director of Welfare and Production.
The trio retired in May after the President rejected to renew their contracts.
However, Kasingye did not show up for the official retirement ceremony under unclear circumstances. However, he posted an honorable message on his social media platforms about the ceremony and his reign in the police.
“In a tweet he posted “big day for us today at the police headquarters, I wish all retired police officers a happy and prosperous retirement. Thankyou for your patriotism, hard work and giving the best of your lives to serve Ugandans. Thankyou UPF for the big sendoff.” He wrote
IGP Ochola in his speech commended the officers for a great service to the country. He said a big number of officers join the service but few are able to attend such functions as a result of deaths, desertion, voluntary resignation, and disciplinary or criminal misconducts that lead them to prison.
“It is, therefore, only through such a gathering that we are accorded a lifetime opportunity to express gratitude, respect, reverence and honor to our own officers whose invaluable contributions are hardly brought to light. We all know that you started service when you were many, young and energetic, but some of the colleagues you joined with, fell by the wayside. It is truly remarkable that a few of you endured and diligently served our country to attain this impressive milestone in your life with great integrity.” Ochola said
He jokingly told the retirees not to lose hope since they can be appointed Inspector General of Police because it's a political appointment.
1. AIGP OCHOM OSIRE EDWARD
2. AIGP SOROWENI ANDREW
3. AIGP ASAN KASINGYE
4. SCP CHOMBE GEOFFREY AMUR
5. SCP TUKAHIRWA HENRY
6. CP IRUNGU ALFRED MOSES
7. CP BAGERIZE SYLVESTER
8. CP KALINAKI STEPHEN
9. ACP ARINAITWE JOHN COHEN
10. SSP KATO JOSEPH
11. SSP KABUYE SULAIMAN
12. SP MBABAZI NATAMBA FRANCES
13. SP OCEN WILLY HUDSON
14. SP OUNA GRACE
15. SP OTTO MARYANO
16. SP KWEZI JOSHUA
17. SP KIHAMBA JOSEPH
18. SP AKAKWASA BERNARD
19. ASP ONDOMA E GEORGE
20. ASP KYASAMA PETER TENYWA
21. ASP SIWA ALFRED TALAMBUS
22. ASP LUBANJWA DAVID
23. ASP OKELLO ROBERT
24. ASP AKWARE LEONORA
25. ASP MENYA BENARD
26. ASP MATOVU NSUBUGA JUSTINE
27. ASP NABANGI WILSON
28. ASP NABWIRE TEOPISTA
29. ASP MWANGA WILFRED KYALIGONZA
30. ASP NGAKO ABBEY MOITI
31. ASP ORECH AYENA JAMES
32. ASP AYENA RICHARD
33. ASP OSELO JOE
34. SP OGEMA TANGA TOMAS
35. ASP OKELLO OCHAN MARSMAN
36. ASP MUKIIBI MOSES
37. ASP BOYO NELSON MALINGA
38. ASP OWINY JUSTINE.