The Uganda Police Force is the national police force of Uganda.
The head of the force is called the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
The current IGP is Martin Okoth Ochola.
Ochola replaced former IGP, General Kale Kayihura in March 2018.
Recruitment to the forces is done annually.
The Uganda Police Force was established in 1906 by the British administration.
At that time, it was referred to as the Uganda Armed Constabulary with the primary responsibility of quelling “riots and unrest.”
On 25 May 1906, then Captain (later Brigadier General) William F.S Edwards, DSO, arrived in Uganda and became the first Inspector General of the Uganda Protectorate Police.
Brigadier General William FS Edwards was regarded as a “stern disciplinarian and an excellent administrator.”
He held the IGP appointment until 1908 but held a position in administration up to the time of his retirement in 1922.
The size of the force was reduced from 8,000 to 3,000 in 1986.
Up until April 2014, the official name of the government agency was Uganda Police Force.
On that day, the IGP publicly announced the name change to Uganda National Police.
Management Levels
| Management Level | Rank | Administrative Functions |
| Strategic Management |
IGP | Head of Institution |
| DIGP | Deputy Head of Institution | |
| AIGP | Heads of Directorates | |
| Senior Management |
SCP | Dep. Heads of Directorates |
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| Middle Management |
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| Junior Management | IP |
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| AIP | Third level supervisor | |
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| CPL | First level supervisor | |
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| SPC | Beat Patrol | |
