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President directs IGP to investigate

Kagingo, police over misconduct
October 28, 2014
President Yoweri Museveni has directed the Inspector General of
Police General Kale Kayihura to investigate allegations that one of
his staf Sarah Kagingo former Special Presidential Assistant for
Communicationshad ordered the arrest of a person she accused of
hacking into the Presidents social media accounts and the State
House website.
The President who talked to General Kayihura directly on phone
from Rome directed him to investigate the matter and give him a
report. Those who should also be investigated are the police ofcers
who carried out the arrest and Kagingo herself.
I personally suspended Kagingo for misconduct and she does not
have any role in handling the state house website or my social
media platforms. This is a responsibility that falls under my ICT
department, he said.
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The President explained that nobody in state house or in
government has powers to order the arrest of anybody. This he said
is the duty of security agencies.
It was wrong, for the police ofcers to work on directives of
Kagingo. This must be investigated thoroughly to fnd out why they
did it, he said.
The President who monitors his social media platforms keenly,
learnt from social media reports yesterday about the issue and
ordered the immediate release of Joseph Owino the suspect as
investigations concerning the case are embarked on.
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