If you are an ardent news viewer on Ugandan television, you will agree that there are female police officers whose names and faces hardly miss in the bulletins. Even when you read newspapers, you will come across the names of female police officers who are authoritatively being quoted.
As the globe marks women’s day, we bring you some of the common names of women officers regularly speaking for the police force on matters ranging from traffic, crime, land, and gender.
Faridah Nampiima: She holds the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police -ASP and speaks for the traffic police directorate which is headed by Senior Commissioner of Police -SCP Lawrence Niwabiine.
ASP Nampiima is quoted every day because she regularly issues statements of road crashes that now claim the lives of 12 Ugandans every day. When ASP Nampiima speaks, you see a person who is knowledgeable about her roles and the directorate’s duties. She attends conferences on road safety and speaks with authority amidst hundreds of men.
She goes the extra mile to participate in road safety campaigns organized by road safety activists and her face is regular on TV screens in advertorials promoting road safety. Every day, she gives tips to drivers, parents, and motorcyclists all intended to minimize road deaths and injuries.
Clare Nabakka: She was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police -ACP in August last year and she deputizes Senior Commissioner of Police -SCP Fred Enanga as the national police spokesperson.
Every Monday she attends media briefing alongside her senior but takes time to speak about matters of children’s safety, fraud, and utility vandalism. ACP Nabakka speaks with calmness and just like her senior, she listens and responds to journalists’ inquiries with utmost urgency. She replaced Commissioner of Police -CP Polly Namaye who is currently on a mission.
Josephine Angucia: She is at the rank of Superintendent of Police -SP and speaks for the West Nile regional police. SP Angucia is always timely in issuing statements about criminal elements in the West Nile sub-region and issuing security advice to citizens. Her region covers areas like Arua City, Yumbe, and Koboko districts.
Racheal Kawala: Just like Nampiima, she is an ASP but speaks for the Wamala region that covers districts of Mityana, Kassanda, Mubende, Kiboga, and Kyankwanzi. For every incident that happens in those districts, Kawala ensures she collects information for the journalists. She is liked by journalists in Wamala and in Kampala because of her friendliness to media practitioners.
ASP Lydia Tumushabe and ASP Hellen Butoto speak for Katonga and Ssezibwa policing regions respectively. ASP Tumushabe’s Katonga region covers Mpigi, Gomba, and Butambala districts while ASP Butoto’s area includes Buikwe, Buvuma, and Kayunga districts.
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