By The Eye Media Team
Kampala, Monday 23 June 2025 — President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has promoted Brigadier General Christopher Sserunjogi Damulira—director of Police Crime Intelligence—to the rank of Major General in the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF). The elevation, conveyed through defence channels today, marks a recognition of Damulira’s pivotal role in strengthening national security.
From UPDF counter‑terror guru to police intel chief
Born on 27 February 1974, Maj‑Gen Damulira brings nearly three decades of military and intelligence experience. He rose through the ranks as deputy director for counter‑terrorism with the UPDF’s Defence Intelligence (formerly CMI), and notably served under AMISOM in Somalia alongside the late Lt‑Gen Paul Lokech.
In 2019, President Museveni tapped him to lead Police Crime Intelligence, where Damulira rapidly built a reputation as one of Uganda’s most capable intelligence chiefs.
Breaking terror cells, reforming gangs
Under his stewardship, the Crime Intelligence Directorate has spearheaded several high-profile operations: dismantling Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) sleeper cells after the 2021 Kampala bombings; uncovering funding networks; busting armed mobile‑money gangs; foiling assassination plots—including the 2021 attempt on Gen Edward Katumba Wamala—and disrupting cell groups involved in the 2017 murder of AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi.
A medal‑winning reformer
In October 2023, during Uganda’s 61st Independence Day celebrations, Damulira was decorated with the Exemplary Order of Service (Class II)—the Police Force’s second‑highest honour—for his discipline and leadership. He has championed youth rehabilitation initiatives, offering seed capital to redirect at-risk youths—so-called “ghetto youths”—into legal enterprises, with crime statistics showing a notable dip in politically driven unrest during city protests.
New rank, renewed mission
Maj‑Gen Damulira’s promotion comes as Uganda continues to confront evolving urban crime threats, cross‑border terrorism, and gang activity. Security analysts say this move aligns the Police Crime Intelligence Directorate more closely with the UPDF, enhancing coordinated action across security agencies.
With a rare blend of military intelligence acumen and community-focused policing, Maj‑Gen Damulira is expected to steer Uganda’s internal security architecture into a new era—one that prioritises pre-emptive strategy, technological surveillance, and grassroots engagement.
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