Summary:
- Byakagaba, previously serving as Director in Charge of Human Resources and Director of Counter-terrorism Police, will be deputized by AIGP James Ochaya, succeeding Maj Gen Geoffrey Katsigazi in the role.
KAMPALA: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, on Friday, appointed Abbas Byakagaba, former Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) who recently retired, as the new Inspector General of Uganda Police.
Faruk Kirunda, Deputy Press Secretary to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Uganda, confirmed this appointment.
Via his X-Twitter handle, Kirunda stated, “I confirm that H.E. the President and Commander in Chief of the UPDF has today appointed Mr. Abbas Byakagaba as the new Inspector General of Police, replacing IGP Martin Okoth Ochola. Other changes have been effected in the Uganda Police Force.”
Byakagaba, previously serving as Director in Charge of Human Resources and Director of Counter-terrorism Police, will be deputized by AIGP James Ochaya, succeeding Maj Gen Geoffrey Katsigazi in the role.
This appointment follows the conclusion of Martins Okoth Ochola’s tenure as the previous Inspector General of Police, which ended in March 2024.
Okoth Ochola recently handed over as IGP.
