Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Senior Presidential Advisor for Special Operations, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, has promoted Uganda Police Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) Director, Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Tom Rwabudongo Magambo, to the military rank of Acting Lieutenant Colonel.
The promotion was announced on Thursday, November 12, 2026, by the Uganda People’s Defence Forces (UPDF), with its Acting Director of Defence Public Information, Colonel Chris Magezi, confirming the development.
In a congratulatory message, Col Magezi said the UPDF fraternity welcomed Magambo’s elevation and wished him continued success in his responsibilities.
“The UPDF fraternity congratulates Lieutenant Colonel Magambo for the well-deserved promotion and wishes him continued success in his duties,” Magezi said.
Magambo currently heads the Police CID, one of the country’s key security directorates responsible for investigating crime, gathering evidence and supporting criminal prosecutions.
His promotion adds another military rank to his career while he continues serving in the police leadership as an Assistant Inspector General of Police.
Magambo joined police in 2022, when President Yoweri Museveni appointed him as the Director of the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID).
At the time of his appointment, Magambo was serving in ISO with the military rank of Private. President Museveni subsequently promoted him to Major before assigning him the CID leadership position.
He had previously served in the Internal Security Organisation (ISO), where he held senior intelligence positions, including Director of Analysis and Head of Counterintelligence.
He also served as coordinator of the Eastern Africa Fusion and Liaison Unit (EA-FLU), a regional intelligence coordination centre based in Entebbe that facilitates cooperation among countries in addressing terrorism, organised crime and other cross-border security threats.
