Andrew Felix Kaweesi's full police career biography*
By Waniala Isaac
Uganda's Assistant Inspector General of Police
Afande Andrew Felix Kaweesi shot Dead.
He was shot at by a group of unknown
gunmen as he left his home in Kulambiro, a suburb of Kampala on friday 17.March at 9:30am.
His driver and bodyguard are also
feared dead. The shooting reportedly lasted 20 minutes. Kampala Metropolitan
Police Spokesperson Emilian Kayima has confirmed the tragedy. Kaweesi began his
police career in 2001.
After graduating at the police
training school, Kibuli and serving in the force for about three years, he was
appointed a personal assistant to Police Chief Gen. Kale Kayihura.
He was promoted after about two years and
deployed as the head of Kabalye Police Training School.
From Kabalye, Kaweesi became the
Commandant of Kampala Metropolitan Police and was promoted to the rank of AIGP.
Kaweesi also served as the Director of Operations before being appointed
Director of Human Resource Development in the Uganda Police Force.
At the time of his deployment in
Kampala in 2011, the city was battling the Walk to Work protests, initiated by
former presidential candidate Dr Kizza Besigye.
He was appointed Police Spokesperson in August
last year, to take over a mandate previously held by Fred Enanga, becoming the first
person at the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) to serve as
a spokesperson in the History of the Uganda Police Force. Kaweesi's appointment
came at a time when the Police Force was fighting a tainted image, in conflict
with institutions like the Judiciary and the Directorate of Public
Prosecutions. Police was also facing criticism from the opposition, the
diplomatic core and civil society organizations over brutality and corruption.
His duties included among others,
re-branding the police force through its public relations department.
He however maintained his position
as the Director of the Human Resource Development.
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