AIGP Asan Kasingye
BornMarch 23, 1964 (1964-03-23) (age 59)
Sheema District, Uganda
OccupationPolice officer

Asan Kasingye is a former Uganda Police Force officer at a Rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police. He was serving as the force's Political Commissar, is a former police spokesperson and Interpol boss.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Asan Kasingye was born on March 23, 1964, to Robinah and John Kairukabi of Kibingo Hill village, Sheema district. He attended Kibingo primary school, St Andrew Kaggwa High School Bushenyi and thereafter joined Makerere University for a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science. Kasingye joined Uganda Police Force in 1986 and has been serving to date.[6][7]

Career

Kasingye has been a serving police officer in the Uganda police for the last 34 years. He has served in different offices from Interpol boss to police spokesperson and now political commissar.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] In January 2020, Kasingye and 11 other police chiefs faced a lot of criticism from members of the public when it was revealed that they were occupying their offices illegally. President Museveni would later renew his contract.[16][17][18][19] Kasingye is also serving as Chairman Uganda Police Football Club.[20][21][22][23] He also became one of the public servants that tested positive for COVID-19. Kasingye publicly announced on Twitter that he had tested positive for COVID-19.[24][25][26] Kasingye is also a Twitter enthusiast and serves as the President for Ugandans on Twitter. There has been controversy about his Twitter handle being personal or an official one.[27][28][29][30][31][32]

Also see

Martin Okoth Ochola

References

  1. ↑ Mbabazi, Charity (31 March 2020). "Museveni Renews Contracts of AIGPs". TowerPostNews. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Hotels, lodges asked to reveal clients' names to police daily". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Nayiga, Tracy Teddy (23 August 2020). "Breaking! Police chief Kasingye tests positive for COVID-19". PML Daily. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "POSITIVE: Kasingye shares his COVID-19 results". www.independent.co.ug. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Police stuck with body of murdered woman".
  6. ↑ Jjingo, Ernest. "Asan Kasingye has thrived in an arranged marriage". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Asan Kasingye on his love for Twitter". Daily Monitor. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  8. ↑ BAIKE, PRISCA. "Police stuck with body of murdered woman". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Cyberbullying forces ex-Interpol boss Kasingye off Twitter". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  10. ↑ "Kasingye narrates helping woman who gave birth on street". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Police apologise to Buganda, Catholic Church for firing teargas during clan meeting". Nile Post. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Police apologize to Buganda, Catholic Church over Mbogo clan fracas". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  13. ↑ Independent, The (19 October 2020). "Police apologize to Buganda, catholic church over Mityana Mbogo clan teargas". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  14. ↑ "Ugandan police apologise for firing tear gas at Massgoers". Catholic Herald. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  15. ↑ Maina, Mercy. "Police Boss in Uganda Sends Delegation to Apologize to Bishop Following Teargas Episode". www.aciafrica.org. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  16. ↑ "12 police chiefs in office illegally". Daily Monitor. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  17. ↑ "Are top officers driven to exit police early?". Daily Monitor. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  18. ↑ "Museveni renews contracts for five police chiefs". Daily Monitor. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  19. ↑ Mbabazi, Charity (31 March 2020). "Museveni Renews Contracts of AIGPs". TowerPostNews. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  20. ↑ Independent, The (28 August 2020). "Tumwesigye 'Zaga' will shine at Police FC- Kasingye". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  21. ↑ Independent, The (3 December 2020). "Star times Uganda premier league returns to action". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  22. ↑ "We Must Remain Focused – Kasingye to Police FC Players". ChimpReports. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  23. ↑ "'Mawejje is my son, we have come a long way' - Police FC chairman Kasingye | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  24. ↑ "POSITIVE: Kasingye shares his COVID-19 results". www.independent.co.ug. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  25. ↑ "Stop stigmatizing victims of COVID-19 - Kasingye". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  26. ↑ "Senior Police officer recovers from COVID-19 after treatment". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  27. ↑ Ruby, Josh (28 July 2019). "AIGP Asan Kasingye voted new President of Ugandans On Twitter". MBU. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  28. ↑ "Asan Kasingye on his love for Twitter". Daily Monitor. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  29. ↑ "Museveni wins Twitter case". Daily Monitor. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  30. ↑ "Harvard student petitions East African Court over Museveni twitter case". Daily Monitor. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  31. ↑ "Kasingye faces backlash for validating use of 'All Lives Matter' theme". MBU. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  32. ↑ 10529544_769261689792222_224470721_n (21 February 2020). "AIGP Kasingye asks Ykee to record a song about gender-based violence". MBU. Retrieved 9 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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