Parliament’s Appointments Committee has on Friday morning vetted the newly appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Maj Gen Geoffrey Katsigazi Tumusiime .
Maj Gen Katsigazi was appointed this week by the Commander in Chief of the Army President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni while making new appointments. Kasiigazi is the sixth army General to serve in the Uganda Police Force.
Among the new appointments announced by the include Maj Tom Magambo as the new Criminal Investigations Director in the Uganda Police Force. Magambo, who has been in the Internal Security Organization (ISO), replaces AIGP Grace Akullo as head of the Criminal Investigations Directorate. Dr Johnson Byabashaija was reappointed Commissioner General of Prisons.
Maj Gen Katsigazi takes over from the deceased Lt Gen Paul Lokech, who succumbed to a blood clot in August last year.
Shortly after being vetted, Maj Gen Katsigazi, looked composed clad in a black suit with a blue shirt and black printed neck tie as he told journalist outside his intentions for the Police Force. He stated that he wants to use this newly acquired position to influence changes.
He mentioned that he is aware of challenges related to accommodation, remuneration, logistics among others .
“I hope to ensure that the police force goes to higher notch, challenges like any other in the security circles accommodation, we have limitations with funds that are available to our sector, remuneration, I hope to rein-enforce the Inspector General of Police (Okoth Ochola ) to push towards the improvement of some of these conditions,”he said
He also hinted on terrorism in the Country saying much as it is a role to be played by multi security agencies and the public. He said police will continue in its mandate to fight terrorism alongside others.
Who is Major General Geoffrey Katsigazi Tumusiime, the new Deputy IGP
Prior to his current assignment, he served as the Deputy Commander of the UPDF Air Force. Previously, he served as the Defense Liaison Officer at the headquarters of the East African Community in Arusha,Tanzania.
Maj Gen Katsigazi served in the past as Commander of the UPDF Motorized Infantry Brigade and as the Acting Chief of Staff of the UPDF Land Forces, among other appointments.
In January 2020, he took over as Deputy Commander of the UPDF Air Force, replacing Major General Gavas Mugyenyi, who was appointed Uganda’s military attache in India. On March 28, 2020, he was promoted from the rank of Brigadier to that of Major General.
