Left to Right: Secretary General for Interpol Ronald Nobel, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, Sri Lankan Consul to Uganda V. Kananathan and Uganda’s IGP Kale Kayihura (R) arrive for the 14th Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation Organisation conference in Kampala yesterday. PHOTO BY ISAAC KASAMANI.

MUNYONYO
President Museveni has warned police chiefs in the region that if they do not ideologically sensitise their officers on their role in economic development, they will not effectively fulfil their policing mandates.
In his speech read by the Prime Minister, Mr Amama Mbabazi, the President said the critical challenge police forces in the region are faced with is ideology yet they only concentrate on the technical aspects.

This was during the opening of the annual meeting of Eastern Africa Police Chiefs Cooperation (EAPCCO) at Speke Resort Munyonyo yesterday. The EAPCCO comprises 12-member States from the eastern region.
Police officers, according to Mr Museveni, should understand that an environment free of crime increases business opportunities, thus the wellbeing of the officers and the State. He said poor policing will negatively affect economic development and advancement of the region.
Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police and the new EAPCCO chairperson, said traditional policing methods should be revised due to the rising challenges in creating public order such as cyber crime and misuse of the social media.
International Police Secretary General, Mr Ronald Noble, sought help from EAPCCO members in the fight against al-shabaab insurgents in Somalia through sharing information about the fighters.
“These individuals could be those who have directly joined al-shabaab in Somalia, or have indirect ties with the group as facilitators hence enablers of its deadly attacks,” Mr Noble said.
The outgoing EAPCCO chairperson, also commissioner general for Rwanda police, Mr Emmanuel Gasana, called for an establishment of law enforcement colleges to provide a generic standard training to EAPCCO police forces.
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