At about 8:15pm on Saturday, March 3, all police units received a radio message from Inspector General of Police Kale Kayihura, announcing new appointments and transfers of senior officers.
A man many in the opposition identify as the regime's top hatchet man driven by a single-minded determination to crush their legitimate political activity was signalling the end to a most controversial 12 years at the helm of the police.
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