AIGP Major Tom Magambo, the director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) has made some reshuffles in the directorate.
The reshuffle has seen all detectives that were previously based in Kampala replaced.
The reshuffle happened after a September 30th letter to all Regional Police Commanders and Divisional Police Commanders in Kampala Metropolitan Area. In total, 47 detectives at the rank of inspectorate and 355 at other ranks have been replaced.
Over 400 detectives have been affected by the the move. But the undesirable part is none of them has been transferred to another area in Kampala Metropolitan Area but rather taken outside Kampala.
Similarly, new detectives from outside Kampala have been brought into the country’s capital. This is a move insiders have said might help solve crime. This is majorly focused on the three metropolitan districts of Kampala, Mukono and Wakiso.
“The move is meant to fight corruption since those moved to upcountry stations had overstayed in Kampala,” a source privy to the matter told reporters.
Apparently, many cases have failed to be investigated to their conclusion especially in Kampala. This is majorly because the detectives who have overstayed at their stations have lost interest.
Over the years, the Police annual crime report has shown that quite a number of cases are reported but never investigated. This happens even when the police has enough evidence to prosecute suspects.
Among other changes, Mr Tom Magambo has removed older detectives and reverted them to general police.
President Museveni has on many occasions blasted CID officers for bundling up cases because of corruption.
“The problem has been that the CIDs are either corrupted or bribed to suppress the information. So there has been mainly corruption and lack of patriotism. Especially where CIDs are not bothered about the suffering of the people and are influenced by money,” Museveni said in August during the closure of a six week leadership and ideological for senior regional CID officers.
