Polly Namaye

Commissioner of Police
Polly Namaye Bangambaki
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Kabale, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUgandan
Alma materMaryhill High School, Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School
(High School Diploma)
Makerere University
(Bachelor of Arts in Education)
(Master of Arts in Journalism and Communication)
Uganda Management Institute
(Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management)
(Masters in Management Studies)
OccupationPolice officer
Years active2007–present
Known forPolice work
TitleCommissioner, Peace Support Operations at the Uganda Police Force
SpouseAlfred Bangambaki

Polly Namaye Bangambaki (née Polly Namaye) is a Ugandan communications professional, teacher and policewoman who serves as the Commissioner responsible for Peace Support Operations at the Uganda Police Force, effective August 2024.[1] BEfore that, from 2014 until August 2024, she was the Deputy Spokesperson for the Uganda Police Force.[2]

Background and education

Namaye was born in Kabale District, in the Western Region of Uganda, to David Kabalega and Anne Kabalega.[2]

She attended Kabale Primary School before she transferred to Maryhill High School, an all-girls boarding secondary school in the city of Mbarara for O-level studies. She completed her A-Level education at Bweranyangi Girls' Senior Secondary School, in Bushenyi, graduating with a high school diploma.[2]

Her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts in Education, was awarded by Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university. She went on to obtain a Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resources Management from the Uganda Management Institute.[2] Her second degree, a Master of Arts in Journalism and Communication, was awarded by Makerere University in 2019.[3]

Career

Namaye worked as a school teacher in Kyenjojo District for a period of six months, until September 2007. She then switched careers and became a policewoman in 2007. Her basic police training, which involved academics, the law and internship, lasted until December 2008.[2]

From January 2009 until April 2014, at the rank of Senior Superintendent of Police, she served as the regional police spokesperson for Mbarara Municipality.[2] In April 2014, she was transferred to police head office in the Office of the Commissioner of Police. There, at the rank of Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, she was appointed the Deputy-in-Command for the Press and Public Relations Office.[2]

In 2016, Namaye was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police.[4] As of 2023 she was a commissioner of police and a deputy spokesperson of the Uganda Police Force.[5]

Family

Polly Namaye Bangambaki is married to Alfred Bangambaki[6] and they are the parents of two children.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kenneth Kazibwe (22 August 2024). "Polly Namaye eats big as IGP Byakagaba shakes up police again". Nile Post Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Lydia Promise (12 March 2015). "Who Is Polly Namaye". Lydiapromise.wordpress.com. Kampala. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Kavuma, Namaye Awarded Masters Degrees at Makerere". The Edge. Kampala: The Edge Uganda. 19 January 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  4. ^ Zurah Nakabugo, and Johnson Taremwa (5 February 2016). "Kayihura Promotes 496 Police Officers". The Observer. Kampala. Archived from the original on 6 February 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  5. ^ Simon Kabayo (3 April 2023). "Polly Namaye returns as deputy police spokesperson". Eagle Online. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  6. ^ Diana Nabiruma (24 June 2014). "Quick talk: Namaye's voice gets men texting". The Observer. Kampala. Retrieved 23 June 2019 – via Proquest.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ Glorias Musiime (14 October 2017). "I Found Honesty in My Husband". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. ^ Ainomugisha, Lydia (9 January 2021). "Soft spoken but tough officer". Monitor. Retrieved 17 May 2024.