The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abas Byakagaba, has transferred the Kigezi Regional Police Spokesperson, Elly Maate, to the Rwenzori East Region in Kasese District.
ASP Maate will replace SP Nelson Tumushime, the Rwenzori East Regional Police Spokesperson, who has also been transferred to the Kigezi Region in the same capacity.
Maate, who has served in the Kigezi Region for 15 years, is expected to officially hand over office next week. He is also expected to retire from the police force in the next two years.
Speaking about his transfer, Maate applauded journalists for the cooperation they extended to him during his tenure and commended the entire police fraternity in the Kigezi Region for their collective efforts in promoting effective policing.
He said he would always remember journalists and community members in the Kigezi Region, which he described as his second home since 2011.
Maate also commended the Kigezi fitness team for helping him maintain physical fitness throughout his service to Ugandans.
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In the same transfers, IGP Byakagaba also moved the Officer in Charge (OC) of Kisoro Police Station, Alex Tumuhirwe, to the Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) on attachment.
Tumuhirwe has been replaced by Charles Bikorwamuhangi, who previously served as Officer in Charge of Nakasongola Police Station.
