Brigadier General William Bainomugisha has assumed office as the new Commandant of Military Police, taking over from Major General Don Nabasa, who has been assigned as the new UPDF Third Infantry Division Commander based in Moroto, Karamoja.
Maj. Gen. Don Nabasa replaced Brig. Joseph Balikuddembe in President Museveni’s recent reshuffle of both command and administration of the army.
At the handover function held at the Military Police headquarters in Makindye on Thursday, June 1, 2023, the UPDF Chief of Staff Land Force (COS-LF), Maj. Gen. Jack Bakasumba, congratulated the new commandant upon his appointment and advised him to emulate the outgoing Nabasa.
Maj. Gen. Bakasumba commended the outgoing commandant, Maj. Gen. Nabasa, for the great work done and urged the incoming to emulate the outgoing while at his new duty station.
He appreciated Maj. Gen. Nabasa for the recent infrastructural developments at Military Police, and urged him to do the same at the 3 Division Infantry Division headquarters.
He implored Brig. Gen. Bainomugisha to continue taking Military Police to greater heights, in terms of duties and responsibilities, urging all troops to embrace the Chief of Defence Forces’ Gen. Wilson Mbasu Mbadi’s message during the Monitoring and Evaluation tour on maintaining ideological clarity, on top of conserving the environment.
The outgoing commandant, Maj Gen Don Nabasa, also advised the incoming commandant, Brig. Gen. Bainomugisha, to cooperate with the civilian population, maintain teamwork, and work hard.
Brig. Gen. Bainomugisha commended the UPDF leadership for entrusting him with the new responsibility and pledged to steer Military Police to greater heights.
Among others, local leaders and senior and junior UPDF officers attended the event.