{"id":14692,"date":"2025-06-23T17:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ugandaupdatenews.com\/?p=14692"},"modified":"2025-06-23T17:05:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:05:31","slug":"igp-byakagaba-creates-three-new-police-regions-to-enhance-service-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prowebinhost.com\/anzu\/igp-byakagaba-creates-three-new-police-regions-to-enhance-service-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"IGP Byakagaba Creates Three New Police Regions to Enhance Service Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Abbas Byakagaba, has established three new police regions as part of efforts to bring police services closer to the people in targeted districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new regions are contained in the recently published transfer and deployment list of gazetted officers. This includes the appointment of new Regional Police Commanders (RPCs), their deputies, and Regional Criminal Investigations Department (CID) heads, who will oversee the operationalization of the new jurisdictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new policing regions are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Budongo Region<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Carved out of the Albertine region, its headquarters will be based in Masindi. It will cover the districts of Masindi, Buliisa, and Kiryandongo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. South Kyoga Region<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Formerly part of East Kyoga, this region will have its headquarters in Kumi District. It will comprise Kumi, Bukedea, Ngora, and Serere districts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Masaka North Region<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Separated from Greater Masaka, its headquarters will be in Lyantonde District. The region will include Bukomansimbi, Ssembabule, and Lyantonde .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    During his on- going PDM tours president Yoweri Museveni has taken keen interest in community policing especially at the sub county level and has repeatedly instructed the police to beef its forces and bridge the existing gaps in policing to deter crime . <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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