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  • Retired Police Chief Asan Kasingye Named New President of Rotary Club of Entebbe

    Retired Police Chief Asan Kasingye Named New President of Rotary Club of Entebbe

    Former Police Boss Asan Kasingye Elected President of Rotary Club of Entebbe

    Asan Kasingye Rotary Club Entebbe leadership is set to begin a new chapter following the election of the retired police chief as president of the prestigious service organization. The Rotary Club of Entebbe confirmed his appointment through an official announcement on its X (formerly Twitter) account.

    “We are proud to announce our President Elect for the coming Rotary year—Asan Kasingye, a humble leader ready to carry forward our mission,” the statement read.

    Kasingye, a household name in Uganda for his decades-long service in the Uganda Police Force, will officially take office on June 8, 2025, during an installation ceremony at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) in Entebbe.

    Born in Sheema District, Kasingye’s 34-year policing career saw him serve in top roles including Director of Interpol, Police Spokesperson, and Chief Political Commissar. He retired in September 2022.

    Outside the force, he is known for his active presence on social media, where he is fondly referred to as the “President of Ugandans on Twitter.” He also runs Tayari Security Company, a private firm based in Kampala.

    His election as Rotary President signals continued dedication to public service and civic engagement. During his tenure, Kasingye is expected to focus on expanding the club’s footprint in community development, especially in health, education, and environmental conservation.

    “Kasingye’s leadership style and deep community roots make him an ideal candidate to elevate Rotary’s impact in Entebbe and beyond,” said a club member.

    The Rotary Club of Entebbe, part of the global Rotary International network, champions humanitarian service, ethical leadership, and social upliftment. With Kasingye at the helm, stakeholders anticipate renewed energy and wider outreach in the club’s initiatives.

    As the club prepares for his installation, residents and Rotarians alike are hopeful that his dynamic leadership will bring fresh momentum to service delivery across the region.

  • FUFA penalizes Police’s Kasingye to pay Shs 2.5m over corruption accusations

    FUFA penalizes Police’s Kasingye to pay Shs 2.5m over corruption accusations

    The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) ethics and disciplinary committee has sanctioned Police FC chairman AIGP Asan Kasingye and handed him a suspended 6-month ban from football-related activities. He has also been fined Shs 2.5 million to be paid within 30 days. 

    The decision announced today follows Kasingye’s misconduct during a Uganda Premier League game between Police FC and Vipers SC played on February 19 at St. Mary’s Stadium Kitende, home to Vipers. 

    It is alleged that the official handling the game as the centre referee made an error and sent off the police goalkeeper which irritated Kasingye who took his bitterness from the pitch after berating the match commissioner to his Twitter handle where he urged the league organizers to give the trophy straight to Vipers already.

    This is the order of the day for Vipers SC It’s too much. We can’t keep looking on as they rape the beautiful game. Someone must stop this madness. Corruption in football has gone beyond. Vipers, together with your hired refs, shame on you,” added Kasingye.

    According to the FUFA ethics and disciplinary committee, Kasingye has been sanctioned for violating Article 39 (2) of the FUFA Ethics Code. 

    “Article 39(2) of the FUFA Ethics Code which provides that; Persons bound by this Code are forbidden from making any public statements of a defamatory nature towards FUFA and /or towards any other person bound by this code in the context of FUFA events,” FUFA said  

    “An automatic 6-month ban from all football-related activities (nationally & internationally) to be served in the event that Kasingye commits any other specified unethical conduct against match officials or club officials or in case he fails to furnish proof of payment of the fine” FUFA added.

    It should however be noted that the red card that was given to the Police FC goalkeeper was earlier revoked by the executive board of Uganda Premier League.    

    Meanwhile, the assistant referee Juma Osire the assistant that led to issuing the red card to Police’s Derrick Ochan has also been suspended for one-month from all football-related activities. The committee ruled that Osire was wrongly positioned at the time of the incident and therefore couldn’t make the right call. 

    “The panel found that national assistant referee Juma Osire made a wrong call that led to issuing the red card. In the present case, the FUFA referees disciplinary panel sanctioned Juma Osire with one-month ban from all football related activities,” said FUFA.

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  • Crown beverages donates water and Soda to Police

    Crown beverages donates water and Soda to Police

    Crown Beverages Limited has this afternoon donated 100 cartons of water and soda to help police officers who are on the frontline of the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic.

    The drinks will be given out to officers within the Kampala metropolitan policing area specifically to the officers manning the isolation centres.

    The donation was received by the Chief Political Commissar AIGP Asan Kasingye at the donor’s offices in Nakawa Kampala.

    AIGP Kasingye thanked them on behalf of the IGP for thinking about the force especially during this period of time.

    The CEO Crown Beverages Limited Mr. Paddy Mulamiirah noted that this is part of the Cooperate Social Resposniblity.

    He pledged more support to Uganda Police Force.

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  • I envisage seeing a female Inspector General of Police, says AIGP Kasingye

    I envisage seeing a female Inspector General of Police, says AIGP Kasingye

    The Police’s Chief Political Commissar, AIGP Asan Kasingye has said he is longing for a day; he will see a female officer taking over the mantle as the Inspector General of Police in Uganda.

    The Police’s Chief Political Commissar, AIGP Asan Kasingye has said he is longing for a day; he will see a female officer taking over the mantle as the Inspector General of Police in Uganda.

    For over 100 years when the Uganda Police Force was formed by the British, no woman has been in charge of the force as Inspector General of Police.

    However, speaking during the opening ceremony of the second annual Uganda Police female officers’ national conference held at Imperial Royale Hotel in Kampala on Friday, Kasingye said it is high time the police force got a female chief.

    “I envisage a day when I will see a woman as Uganda’s Inspector General of Police,”Kasingye said.

    Some of the female officers at  2nd Uganda Police Female Officers National Conference at Imperial Royale Hotel

    The Police Force’s Chief Political Commissar, however, warned the female officers that going to the top should not be in mere words but rather working hard for it.

    “You can’t just jump there but you must work for it. When we say we are sending you to a hard to reach area or somewhere else to work as DPC or OC station, take the challenge. Never complain of any transfers even in hard to reach areas,”Kasingye told them.

    He said that as one of the officers who sit on the police’s placement committee chaired by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Maj.Gen.Muzeeyi Sabiiti, many female officers have always been seconded to be transferred to other areas but he noted, many of them have always turned down the transfers over a number of issues.

    “One of the things we look out for at a broad spectrum as the placement committee is resilience. One senior female officer told me he didn’t to be where she was and that she needed to be transferred to another place.. However, two months later, she called me saying she had made a mistake and that she wanted to return to her former deployment,”Kasingye said.

    “When we try to put you somewhere, you complain. How are you going to progress if you don’t want to be transferred? When we ask you go for senior and junior command course you don’t want. How will you progress without these?”

    The Police Director in charge of Research, Planning and Logistics, AIGP Edward Ochom said female police officers should encourage as many women as possible to join the force.

    “Before I joined the Police Force, I was inspired by someone. Women police officers should try to inspire others in schools, universities and in various areas so we can have many of them join. Unless you do it, we are not going to have many women in the Police Force,” AIGP Ochom said.

    The Uganda Police Force currently has a total of 41,760 personnel and of these, only 7,777 are female which constitutes 18.6 percent.

    The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga said the force should put in place a quota system that will see 30% of police officers recruited in the next recruitment exercise are women.

    “Starting from now, there should be a quota system of ensuring 30% of police officers recruited are females. We need to find a way of assisting them to get to the top hierarchy of the institution,”Kadaga said.

    She also noted that there should be special facilities in place for female police officers are police stations including child care centres and toilets.

    While deploying female officers, Kadaga requested that the force should put into consideration their families and be deployed in areas near their families so as to keep the bond.

    This year’s annual female Police officers’ conference ran under the theme: “Promoting Women’s Advancement and Leadership in the Uganda Police Force”.