Uganda's Deputy Press Secretary Clarifies IGP Appointment Rumors
On March 4th, 2024, the contract of former IGP Martin Okoth Ochola came to an end, ending his tenure, which had started on March 4th, 2018.
In response to swirling rumors surrounding the appointment of Uganda's new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Deputy IGP, Faruk Kirunda, the Deputy Press Secretary to the President of Uganda, has stepped forward to provide clarity on the matter.
https://twitter.com/kirunda_faruk/status/1777593729802555506
There are a lot of reports going around on social media claiming the President named AIGP Grace Akullo as Deputy IGP and Maj Gen. Leopold Kyanda as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP). Furthermore, there are rumors that Maj Gen. Geoffrey Tumusiime Katsigazi, the acting IGP and current Deputy IGP, was appointed as Uganda's military attaché to Beijing.
Nonetheless, Mr. Kirunda asserts that there has been no such development and that the public would be notified via proper channels of any appointments made by the President.
“The news circulating on social media regarding appointment of the new Inspector General of Police and the Deputy is fake news. The general public will be informed when the President makes these appointments – PPU,” he said through his official X handle.
On March 4th, 2024, the contract of former IGP Martin Okoth Ochola came to an end, ending his tenure, which had started on March 4th, 2018.
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