IGP Byakagaba orders deployment of about 420 extra police in Kagadi over coffee and livestock theft

Inspector General of Police Abas Byakagaba, after meeting police post commanders in Kagadi, announced that about 420 additional officers would be deployed, with 12 more officers for each post across the district's 35 lower local governments, according to the Daily Monitor. He also announced a three-year cap on station postings and promised a second police vehicle for the district. Kagadi District Chairperson Ellygard Tumusiime welcomed the deployment but accused some police post commanders of extorting money from residents.