Josephine Kakooza

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Josephine Kakooza
Born
Josephine Kakooza

(1955-06-08)8 June 1955
Died9 January 2019(2019-01-09) (aged 63)
Other namesMaama Police
Alma mater Trinity College Nabbingo
Police career
CountryFlag of Uganda.svg  UGA
DepartmentMusic, Dance and Drama
Service years1969-2019
RankCommissioner of Police
AwardsDistinguished Service Medal of The Uganda Police Force
Long Service with Good Conduct Medal of The Uganda Police Force
National Independence Medal

Josephine Kakooza (8 June 1955 - 9 January 2019) was a Ugandan police officer, Police Band leader and former Commissioner of Police (CP). In December 2011 she was named the Director of Music in the Uganda Police Force making her the first woman to occupy this position. She was also a composer and played the flute.

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Background and education

Kakooza was born in 1955 at Villa Maria Hospital, Masaka to a former Buganda county chief, Joseph Kakooza and Theodora Namutebi Kakooza [1]

She attended Ntinda Nursery School , Nabagereka Primary School and then St.Agnes Naggalama between 1960 - 1966. [2] Between 1966 - 1968 she attended Trinity College, Nabbingo then later joined the Uganda Police Force in 1970. [1] In between, she attended nursing school at The Butabika Hospital Nursing School [3] [4]

While with the Uganda Police Force, underwent went weaponry training in 1973 and did a Junior Command Course in 1997 and other several courses in and outside the country. [5] [3] She was also had a certificate in counseling HIV/AIDS patients obtained under The Aids Support Organisation (TASO). [4]

Career

On 1 September 1969, she enlisted for a 3 month training with the Uganda Police Force, and graduated as Band Woman Constable on 2 December 1969. [1] She also underwent a two year training at the Kibuli Police Training School and was then deployed to the Police Band under the music department. [3]

In the main force, Kakooza started out as a Probation Police Constable (PPC), then was promoted to Police Constable and later Corporal in 1982 before becoming a Sergeant in 1987. [2] [6]

In 1993, she was promoted to Assistant Inspector of Police and in February 2000 became a full Police Inspector. [2] [6] Later on she was promoted to Assistant Superintendent of Police (2004) and then Superintendent in 2008. [5] Four years later in 2012, she was named an Assistant Commissioner of Police(ACP) [5]

Having reached the Uganda's public service mandatory requirement age in 2013, Kakooza instead had her contract extended on grounds of exemplary service. [5]

As the Uganda Police Force made 100 years in 2014, Kakooza was one of the officers promoted to the rank of Commissioner of Police by President Yoweri Museveni. [7]

According to her obituary from the Uganda Police Force, she was stationed at Nsambya Police Band Unit where she served until her death in 2019 [5]

Commendations and awards

Personal life

Kakooza took up farming in her later years in Mukono. [3] She was buried in Namumira in Mukono district, and was survived by 4 children [6]

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