Former CID boss John Chris Bakiza dies — reports

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The former director of Uganda's Criminal Investigations Directorate, John Chris Bakiza, has died, reports say.

He was also a lawyer and formerly a lecturer at the Law Development Centre (LDC).

Reports say Bakiza passed away at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Kampala Friday night.

Details of his death have yet to be established.

At the time of his reported death, Bakiza was a constitutional law specialist as well as an external examiner at LDC.

"It’s so sad to hear about your passing on SACP (Rtd) John Bakiza, former Police director Ops & CID," wrote former Assistant Inspector General of Police Asan Kasingye on X, formerly Twitter, on Saturday.

"We were together at the launch of my book Chosen on July 30, 2022. Amidst troubled times, you remained humble, served as an advocate of the High Court and taught criminal law at LDC," he added.

Another user replied to that post: "The knowledge you imparted and the lessons you taught us in professional conduct (LDC) will continue to resonate with us forever. May you be granted the peace you deserve, Mr Bakiza."

Bakiza joined the Police Force in 1980, being one of the first 26 graduate cadet officers.

He then joined CID, serving as CID officer-in-charge Bank of Uganda for three years until 1990.

In 1990, he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Commissioner of Police to head the Directorate of Legal Services at the parliamentary building, the former Police headquarters in Kampala.

From 1992 until 1996, he became director of administration and finance, then director operations.

From 1997 to 1999, he served as director of CID headquarters Kampala, before retiring in 2000 to his private a law firm, Bakiza and Company Advocates, for wich is was a managing partner.

His term at the helm of the police crime fighting unit was brought to an abrupt end by a public judicial inquiry led by Justice Julia Sebutinde into corruption in the Police Force.