More military men don police uniform as Uganda polls loom

Police officers at work in Uganda. President Museveni does not hesitate to deploy the army whenever he feels the police have failed. PHOTO | AFP

Two weeks ago, Ugandans on social and mainstream media went into a frenzy after president Yoweri Museveni made a major shake-up of the police hierarchy, appointing four senior army officers to key positions, in a move interpreted as a preparation for the conduct of the 2021 elections.

The president named army men to the positions of Chief of Joint Staff, Crime Intelligence, Human Resource Development and Training, and Human Resource and Administration.