Uganda national Police - wikipedia Uganda national Police Uganda National Police Poliisi ya Uganda Common name Uganda Police Abbreviation UP Agency overview Formed 1900s Jurisdictional structure Operations jurisdiction UG Size 241,038 square kilometres ( 93,065 sq mi ) Population 35,918,900 Legal jurisdiction Uganda Headquarters UNP Headquarters Katalima Road Naguru, Kampala Agency executive Inspector General of Police, Martin Okoth Ochola Parent agency Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs Units List Directorate of Administration Directorate of Counter Terrorism Directorate of Criminal Investigation Directorate of Human Resource Development & Management Directorate of Information & Communication Technology Directorate of Interpol Directorate of Kampala Metropolitan Police Directorate of Logistics and Engineering Directorate of Oil and Gas Directorate of Operations Directorate of Political Commissariat Directorate of Research, Planning & Development Directorate of Special Duties Directorate of Welfare Districts Districts of Uganda Website upf.go.ug The Uganda National Police 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 Ochoa. Ochoa replaced former IGP, General Edward Kale Kayihura in March 2018. Contents 1 History 2 Equipment 3 Firearms 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History 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. Equipment In 2015, the police agency took delivery of three new aircraft, including one PZL W - 3A Sokół helicopter ; one AgustaWestland AW109 GrandNew helicopter ; and one fixed wing aircraft. Firearms Jericho 941 - counter-terrorism officers Remington 870 12 Gauge AK - 47 7.62 x39mm Federal Riot Gun - Deployed by riot police See also Luke Kercan Ofungi - Long serving former IGP General Edward Katumba Wamala - First military officer to serve as Inspector General References Jump up ^ `` Estimated Uganda Population 2014 ''. Central Intelligence Agency : The World Factbook. Retrieved 12 April 2014. Jump up ^ Lumu, David ( 11 April 2014 ). `` Uganda Police changes name ''. New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 11 April 2014. Jump up ^ Bagala, Andrew ( 18 March 2015 ). `` Police to get 3 new aircrafts ( sic ) ''. Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 20 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Augusta Westland ( sic ) shapes up Ugandan Police Force ''. African Aerospace. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` Police buys choppers, eyes continental force ''. Theinsider.ug. 19 March 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2015. 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Question: who is the current inspector of police in uganda
Answer: Martin Okoth Ochola