Kawempe Division Mayor, Emmanuel Sserunjogi Oweddembe , on Monday became bitter as he unveiled an Executive order suspending operations os RRU in Kawempe.
On meeting the grass root leaders from Kawempe, Mayor revealed that our of experience and having heard a number of negative stories from the Public about RRU, last week they decided as the Executive of the decision to suspend their operations with Kawempe in order to revive the sanity and order.
“On 7th Feb 2025, passed an Resolution to stop the functions and presence of RRU in Kawempe Division with immediate effect.
Madam Nakyobe, you will remember that on 9th December 2011, the Uganda Police disbanded a police unit that was known as Rapid Response Unit (RRU) by the then police spokesperson Asuman Mugenyi due to public complaints through the Human Rights Commission.” Part of Sserunjogi’s letter to Head of Public Service
The Resolution urges the people of Kawempe Division especially the
business community to be conscious with the people who disguise themselves as RRU of Kampala Capital City Authority.
“RRU operates illegally as it is not anywhere in the structures of KCCA, and the reasons as to why it was formed are not known by any competency in KCCA.”
Sserunjogi promised to support any person in law who will resist to act according to these wishes of those errant RRU personnel whose mandate is not known by anybody.
He also revealed to the local leaders that the Division secured land in Buyala along Mityana road where they will be dumping all rubbish which has become a problem within the Division.
The leaders who included Councilors at Division level and LC1 Chairperson commended the Mayor for being pro-people.
