By Fred Kiva
The Uganda Police Force has confirmed in service 985 cadet officers to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP)
“The appointing authority confirmed the following C/ASP (Cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police) as Assistant Superintendent of Police with effect from the due dates of their first appointments,” reads in part, IGP Ochola’s message sent to all police units on Wednesday evening.
Among those confirmed is Deputy Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire. The cadet police officers were confirmed after the Police Appointing Authority chaired by the Internal Affairs Minister cleared them. They are part of the 1,100 police officers that were recruited in June 2015.
“This is the first phase and we expect more cadet officers to be confirmed in the second phase,” said Deputy Police Spokesperson Polly Namaye. The cadets have been on probation for the past three years. The procedure is that they should have been confirmed into police service after six months of probation.
The Force doesn't explain the cause of this delay however, there has been an investigation by the IGG into reports of flawed recruitment. The investigations started in November 2016, two months after the then Inspector General of Police, Kale Kayihura passed out the officers at Kabalye Police Training School in Masindi.