Ochom indicates that each policing division will need 95 million shillings to establish CABIS. Police records indicate there are 161 policing division across the country and this means about 15.3 billion shillings will be spent on the project.
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AIGP Edward Ochom
Police are planning to construct a 15-billion-shilling
Criminal Automated Identification System abbreviated as CABIS in order to
simplify investigation of serial criminals.
The proposal to construct CABIS interlinked to each of
the major district and division policing areas is contained in a document
prepared by police force’s director of operations AIGP Edward Osiru Ochom.
Ochom indicates each policing division will need 95
million shillings to establish CABIS. Police records indicate there are 161
policing division across the country and this means 15 billion and two hundred ninety-five
million shillings will be spent on the project.
Police believes CABIS will be vital in supplementing the
works of National Closed Circuity Television Command Centre and Directorate of
Forensic Science which have been built at Naguru police headquarters.
“These forensic capabilities will now require adequate
resourcing to maintain their intended output, the CABIS system will need to be
rolled out countrywide in all the 161 policing districts/divisions at a cost of
UGX95M per policing district/division,” reads Ochom’s document.
The force elaborates that 15 billion includes
acquisition of the ‘live scan’ and set up of prerequisite work environment. Other
things Ochom says need to be budgeted for include consumables for the forensic
DNA capabilities.
Uganda Radio Network understands that CABIS have
already been established in some of the policing divisions such as Kampala
Central Police Station, Natete police station and Entebbe police stations.
In other police stations such as Jinja CPS, Masaka CPS
and Mbarara CPS including Katwe, Old Kampala Kawempe and Naggalama CABIS works
are ongoing.
Ochom indicates in divisions especially in KMP where CABIS has
been established positive results have already been registered.
“The system is already generating useful information
that will enable the police to keep track of the repeat offenders as well as
inform our partners in the administration of justice on the criminal history of
suspects in their jurisdiction,” Ochom states.
National CCTV Command Centre, Directorate of Forensic
Science and CABIS are all part of the process to transform Uganda police force
from analog policing to digital also known modernized policing.
Senior Staff Reporter
Joseph Kato is currently a Master's candidate at Makerere University. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Mass Communication from Kampala International University, a Diploma in Journalism and he's also a graduate in Guidance and Counseling.
