President Museveni has promoted Private Tom Magambo of Internal Security Organization (ISO) to the rank of Major and appointed him Director Criminal Investigations of Police.

Maj Tom Magambo replaces Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Grace Akullo, who sources say has been indisposed for several months after contracting Covid-19.

This was confirmed by the UPDF acting spokesperson, Lt Col Ronald Kakurungu in last evening’s statement.

Dr Magambo has been the coordinator of the Eastern Africa Fusion and Liaison Unit (EA-FLU).

The centre’s mandate is to support and facilitate regional cooperation initiatives to curb terrorism and other transnational threats posed by organized criminals and has 10 countries that subscribe to it including Uganda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Tanzania.

By being promoted to the rank of Major, Magambo who has been a private has skipped nine ranks (Lance Corporal, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, Warrant Officer I, Warrant Officer II, Second Lieutenant, Lieutenant and Captain).

He now becomes the sixth serving UPDF officer deployed by President Museveni in the police.