The 69 year old retired from the Police Force in September 2022 at the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP), but has yet to shake off some of the hazards of serving public office.
Former Chief Political Commissar of the Uganda Police Force Asan Kasingye is not having quite the retirement he hoped for.
Asan Kasingye (Courtesy Photo)
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Kasingye, who had often complained of receiving threats from the public while he served in the force, says he is still receiving similar threats in retirement; this time from people who perceive him as a political threat in his home district of Sheema.
On Thursday, May 5th, he shared a snippet from a WhatsApp group of supporters of one of the MPs in Sheema, wherein some members expressed their distaste for the decorated officer. One of the group members in the exchange wishes death on Kasingye.
“It’s rough to retire,” tweeted Kasigye, as he proceeded to explain how some of his public activities are being misinterpreted as political campaigning.
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The former police mouthpiece says he’s been attacked by supporters of the incumbent MP over simple developments, like recently when he was appointed to head a church fundraising or when he cheered some of his young friends from his home district on Twitter.
He adds that he even got “calls from elected leaders” when he expressed support for a local rugby club in Sheema.
“Guys, cool down. I am only giving back to society…Why can’t some people let me retire peacefully?”
Some of his followers have expressed sympathy with Kasingye.
One of them, Dickens Kateshumbwa, who is an MP from a different constituency in the same district, said he had suffered similar attacks in the past.
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“My brother, it's unfortunate, I condemn it like I have done on Sheema platforms. This is why we were fighting to restore the politics of sanity in Sheema. Why do people have a sense of entitlement to imagine that others can’t make a contribution and they feel politically threatened?” Kateshumbwa responded.
Kasigye says he now plans to write a second book highlighting the challenges of retirement.
His first book, 'Chosen: From the Community to Community Policing and Back to the Community’ came out in June, 2022.
