Uganda Police 2010 Crime Report

be achieved when CID detectives display a high degree of professionalism, efficiency, and transparency, in their investigations, and in the handling of reports and complaints from the public.

To arrest this worrying trend of uncompleted investigations, I have commissioned a Case Backlog and Investigation Monitoring Secretariat, under my office, to regularly monitor the progress of all cases reported for investigation.

In addition, CID commanders will, with effect from May 1st, 2011, be giving regular status reports and updates to complainants on the progress of their cases.

And to promote transparency, CID commanders shall provide written explanations, to the respective complainants, for all cases lost or discharged in court. These reports will be copied to the DPP and to me.

The overall objective is to improve the delivery, and the quality, of police investigative services to the public.

This is just one of the many aggressive initiatives we are undertaking within the CID to make us more responsive, and empathetic, to persons who come to us in search of justice.

And while I am proud to report that the general public is increasingly, and proactively, working with the Police to combat criminality in our communities, there are a few misguided individuals who sour this impressive partnership by arbitrarily taking the law into their hands, and committing heinous offences in the process.

Of specific concern is the spate of mob action witnessed in the country recently. Mob action often results in death.

Recently, two innocent boda-boda riders were ambushed and killed in cold blood by other boda-boda riders, on the suspicion that they were thieves, just because the killers did not know them. viii