The Inspector General of Police Abbas
Byakagaba, has launched a mandatory football tournament aimed at keeping all policemen healthy ahead of the 2026 general elections.
The “IGP Football Tournament”, will be
played by police officers in all districts in the country.
Speaking during the
launch of the Kigezi region session at Kabale Municipal Stadium on Saturday, Hajji Ibrahim Saiga, Kigezi region police commander says that since the police have a big task of managing elections, IGP has realized that one of
the elements officers across the country are missing is physical fitness.
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Maate, Kigezi region police spokesperson says that the
tournament will also help police to carry out community policing on how to
mitigate crime. He adds that police officers will also use it as a chance to
interact with members of the public to find out about security challenges affecting
them.
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Sheik Kassim Kamugisha, Deputy Resident District Commissioner for Wakiso who
officiated at the kick-off of the tournament says that such an
initiative is timely.
