CID deputy boss Musana abandons Kibuli office
KAMPALA.
The Detective Senior Commissioner (DSC), Mr Geoffrey Musana, who has been the deputy director of criminal investigations, has quietly left his office at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (CID) at Kibuli, Makindye Division, over unclear circumstances. Mr Musana left his office early this month and shifted to police headquarters at Naguru, Nakawa Division.
A police source told Daily Monitor that Mr Musana is now in-charge of special duties in the office of the Inspector General of Police, Gen Kale Kayihura. The source said Mr Musana has been replaced by Mr Joseph Obwana, who has been in charge of the training wing of the criminal investigations. Mr Obwana is expected to take over office this week.
It isn’t yet clear why Mr Musana was moved to police headquarters without a widely circulated police message as in the practice. The development ends a power struggle between Mr Musana and Ms Grace Akullo, the director of CID, over leadership of the CID.
A police source said the two senior police officers have had disagreements that affected criminal investigations at CID headquarters.
Deputy police spokesperson Polly Namaye when asked to comment on the development said no notice had been issued transferring Mr Musana to any other office.
Who is Musana?
Mr Musana has been the deputy director of CID for more than five years. In May 2013, he led a team that closed Monitor Publications Ltd offices in Industrial Area over a story that captured details of a letter written by the then coordinator of intelligence services, Gen David Sejusa, about planned assassination of senior army officials deemed opposed to the so-called “Muhoozi project” to have him (Maj Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba) succeed his father Yoweri Museveni as president of Uganda.
He also investigated the killing of Juvenal Nsenga, who was run-over by his wife, Ms Jackie Uwera. He preferred charges of manslaughter or rash and negligence against Ms Uwera, but the Director of Public Prosecutions sanctioned murder charges. He objected and later turned a defence witness. Court found Uwera guilty of murder and sentenced her to 20 years in jail.
Unaware
Ms Polly Namaye when asked to comment on the development said no notice had been issued transferring Mr Musana to any other office.
