{"id":14225,"date":"2025-04-09T17:01:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=14225"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T17:04:02","slug":"igp-byakagaba-calls-on-private-security-operators-to-adhere-to-set-regulations-pledges-continued-police-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/igp-byakagaba-calls-on-private-security-operators-to-adhere-to-set-regulations-pledges-continued-police-support\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP Byakagaba Calls On Private Security Operators To Adhere To set Regulations, Pledges Continued Police Support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>By Our Security Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Inspector General Of Police Abbas Byakagaba&nbsp; has commended Private security Operators (PSOs) under their umbrella body the &nbsp;Uganda Private Security Association ( TUPSA) describing them as &nbsp;&#8220;serious stakeholders and partners&#8221; in securing &nbsp;national peace and security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PSOs operate under the management of Uganda Police with strict operating guidelines and regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IGP Byabakama according to sources was meeting the newly elected TUPSA executive led by their Chairman , Mr. Grace Matsiko.\u00a0 Others in attendance were Deputy IGP James Ochaya and Direct or of Operations, AIGP Frank Mwesigwa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"456\" data-attachment-id=\"14229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/igp-byakagaba-calls-on-private-security-operators-to-adhere-to-set-regulations-pledges-continued-police-support\/gobn6-qwmaa_pd0-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GoBn6-qWMAA_pD0-1.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"680,456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GoBn6-qWMAA_pD0\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GoBn6-qWMAA_pD0-1.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GoBn6-qWMAA_pD0-1.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GoBn6-qWMAA_pD0-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GoBn6-qWMAA_pD0-1.jpeg 680w, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GoBn6-qWMAA_pD0-1.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When contacted , Grace Matisko confirmed attending the meeting but declined to give details . Sources ,however revealed the meeting was aimed at exploring ways to enhance strategic partnership, with IGP Byakagaba emphasizing that PSOs are a &#8220;force multiplier&#8221; that should align with national policing priorities and security frameworks, including the Sub-County Policing Model.  The IGP pledged total support\u00a0 to PSOs as long as they continue to follow the set regulations in the provision of private security .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>TUPSA Executive Committee tabled several issues that affect their operations in the private security sector and these include multiple taxes and plethora of Non-Revenue Taxes that include the Ug.shs 1M charged for a permit per gun, unreliable supply of weapons and ammunitions with frequent stock outs, and the need to review the current legal frame work under which PSOs operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other issues included criminalization of guards during the execution of their legal mandate such as the summary arrests and confiscation of PSOs weapons and the high cost of training of guards, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Byabakama , promised that the Police senior management will convene to address the presented issues and recommend a way forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Editor:msserwanga2gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Security Reporter The Inspector General Of Police Abbas Byakagaba&nbsp; has commended Private security Operators (PSOs) under their umbrella<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14228,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GoBoBevX0AAt52l.jpeg","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16411,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/private-security-to-take-over-90000-election-constables\/","url_meta":{"origin":14225,"position":0},"title":"Private security to take over 90,000 Election Constables","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"February 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba, has encouraged Private Security to take over the Election Police Constables soon to be decommissioned following the end of the general elections cycle which the constables were recruited and trained to protect.\u00a0 The IGP was addressing the Executive Members of the Uganda Private\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;National News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"National News","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/category\/national-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/po-1.jpeg","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/po-1.jpeg 1x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/po-1.jpeg 1.5x, https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/po-1.jpeg 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16162,"url":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/igp-byakagaba-awards-cash-to-two-private-guards-who-refused-a-bribe-to-facilitate-theft-of-cattle-in-kazo-district\/","url_meta":{"origin":14225,"position":1},"title":"IGP Byakagaba Awards Cash To two Private Guards Who Refused A Bribe To Facilitate Theft Of Cattle In Kazo District","author":"UgandaUpdate","date":"December 18, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"By Our Reporters The Inspector General of Police, Abbas Byakagaba has rewarded two private security guards in Kazo District with cash Ug.Shs.500,000 each for refusing to take a bribe from suspects involved in the theft of cattle at a farm they were guarding in the area. 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