EXCITMENT TRICKLES DOWN AS POLICE CELEBRATE PROMOTION || DOKOLO WANTS MORE OFFICERS TO FIGHT CRIME

Celebrating Promotion The recent promotion of officers in the Uganda police force by the Inspector General of Police Martin Okoth Ochola and his Excellency the president has caused a lot of excitement among the long serving officers. In June this year 9,312 officers were promoted in the country to different ranks and celebrations have trickled down the different Districts. Ambience These are the officers promoted in Dokolo District. Twisting and winning in expression of joy. Ambience Last Friday, the same mood was seen at Lira City Council Hall. 48 gazetted officers were pipped by the North Kyoga RPC, Commissioner of Police Deo Obura. Ambience But in Dokolo, it was a joint celebration with the sister officers from Uganda Prisons Service. They matched through the streets of Dokolo led by the North Kyoga Police brass band. This was after a significant mass promotion of 9,312 across different ranks in the country. The pipped officers remained grateful to God and the appointing authority. They attributed the milestone to hard work and discipline. North Kyoga RPC asked police to prepare for retirement and cautioned the promoted against ego. Meanwhile the district chairperson wants police to actualize the president’s strategy of 18 police officers per Sub County to fight crime. While meeting leaders of Northern Uganda on security in May this year, president Museveni emphasized the need for more officers at the sub county level for a quicker response in fighting criminality. End Filed 4th & Run on 5th Aug, 2023