SCP Fred Enanga leaves the post of Uganda Police’s Spokesperson, today 1st July 2024. In 2014, Enanga was appointed as police spokesperson, a role he held until 2016 before returning to it in 2019. His work caught the attention of the Minister of Internal Affairs, Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire, who praised his service.
Enange is now the deputy director of Interpol, and his new successor ACP Rusoke Kituma the new Police Spokesperson.
Fred Enanga, who has served as police spokesperson twice from 2014 to 2016, and then from 2019 until his recent reassignment, reflected on his challenging tenure.
Enanga acknowledged the difficulties he faced, including skepticism towards some of his statements, which made him the subject of various jokes and online memes.
Fred Enanga’s police career began in 2001 when he joined as a cadet, earning the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police. In 2002, he was deployed as Officer in Charge of Operations in Entebbe.
He then served as a detective in Ssembabule and Lira before being transferred to the CID police headquarters in Kibuli where, he gained recognition as a senior detective, notably cracking several high-profile cases, including the conviction of businessman Kato Kajubi for the ritual murder of a juvenile.
