Africa-Press – Tanzania. PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has promoted Suzan Kaganda as Commissioner of Police and appointed her Commissioner for Administration and Human Resources.
A statement from the Directorate of Presidential Communication said Kaganda takes over from Benedict Wakulyamba who will be assigned other duties.
Kaganda once served as Kinondoni Regional Police Commander (RPC) where she made her name as a courageous police officer who always insisted on the need for officers to adhere to professionalism.
In a video clip that went viral a few years ago, Kaganda seemed to valiantly and emotionally appeal to police officers to do justice to the people they serve.
Soon after the video clips were posted, opinions were sharply divided as others predicted that her days were numbered while others tipped her for a top post.
President Samia Suluhu Hassan recently demanded major reforms in security organs while highlighting the kind of security organs she wants, emphasising efficiency, discipline, adoption of new technology, and adherence to rules and regulations.
She unveiled a 12-member committee and a secretariat of five individuals who would come up with recommendations on reforms that would enhance efficiency and outputs in the security and justice institutions.
The committee will be chaired by retired Chief Judge Mohamed Chande Othman.
He will be assisted by former Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Sefue and will later recommend to the government how best to affect changes in the way criminal justice systems operate.
She said institutional structures, recruitment processes, training and discipline to monitor employees’ performance are some of the areas that need reforms within these institutions.
She added that professional promotion procedures and ranking in all security organs was another area that would be assessed.
President Samia added that due to a number of complaints the government receives on the operation of the forces, the reforms would also concentrate on how security organs interact with other institutions and the general public.
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