I need a woman just like my mother

How do you describe yourself?
I am honest, courteous and I hate idle talk. I am very cautious about my image, so I do not associate with people of questionable character. I am a positive thinker; I see positivity in most situations.

What does it take for someone to be a good public relations officer?
It requires passion, fortitude and a high sense of obligation. You must be there to respond to your duties every time and do it with respect and honesty.

They say behind a successful man there is a woman. Are you married?
Successful? I do not think I am there yet. I am just starting out. I am also not yet married. But when my time comes I want a woman just like my mother, patient, smart, hardworking woman and supportive. For instance I want to know when I am not home, they take sufficient charge.

What do you think the youth need to be successful both at work and at home?
They need to be trustworthy. The bosses must know you are reliable and not a liar. You must have a good sense of customer care. You must be humble at home and at work so that you can earn credibility for yourself and organisation. We have cases where some youth have been entrusted with duties involving huge amounts of money but they misused them. You need to be trustworthy when you have little so you can be trusted with more.

What do you say about arguments that girls are now just pretenders in relationships?
It is not right. It is not just girls, we can all at one time be pretenders in a relationship, especially when we are not sure about the other person’s wishes and thoughts. There are some situations where some people behave like saints but after a year they change into monsters. You may wonder how you fell in love with such a person. I believe there are a lot of reasons that can make a person change for instance lack of trust, jealousy and greed.

What do you think is the right procedure to choose a partner?
To me it should be someone you have known for a long time. You must be a person I have known for some time and I must know where you come from, your relatives and your characters. You should not just fall in love but have prior knowledge about the person.

We have recently witnessed several cases of ladies kidnapping themselves. What have been the driving factors?
During our investigations, we established that these reasons range from financial crises, testing partner’s love and some are just fraudsters who wanted to get money from the men. Some ladies kidnapped themselves with a target of getting money to start up business and quit afterwards. In fact some ladies had met their partners for a week and wanted to earn fast money and run away afterwards. We, however, want to warn the public that self-kidnaps are criminal and you can earn yourself more than five years in jail. It costs police and government a lot of money to investigate a kidnap case and it disturbs to find out that someone caused alarm for selfish interests.

Do you think women are bad decision makers a which is most responsibilities are given to men?
Decision making and responsibilities are not about one’s gender but capability. There are tasks that have been executed better by women than men. If the bosses see that a woman can perform a task better than a man, she will be given the assignment. In some companies some responsibilities are given to men because they think women may not work for long hours for instance night duties. Every human being can perform another’s task. We should also know that some institutions such as Uganda Police Force, have more men than women. Therefore, the deployment may not be the same but that does not mean that there is work for male or female officers.
What inspired you to join Uganda Police Force?

I do not want to lie that I was encourage or inspired by anyone. It was something I had wanted right from childhood. I always wanted to serve my country as a security officer and I found police most appropriate for me. I pray that God enables me serve my country in a positive way.