Global InformationPaul Lokech information
Major General Deputy Inspector General of Police Paul Lokech | |
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| Born | 1 January 1966 Pader District, Uganda |
| Died | 21 August 2021 (aged 55) Kitikifumba, Uganda |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Title | Deputy Inspector General of Uganda Police Force |
Paul L'Okech (1 January 1966 – 21 August 2021), was a senior military officer at the rank of Lieutenant General, in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), who was appointed Deputy Inspector General of Police of the Uganda Police Force on 16 December 2020.[1] Between November 2017 and December 2019, he served on special assignment "to monitor on behalf of the guarantors of the South Sudan peace process, the assembling, screening, demobilization and integration of the armed forces of South Sudan".[2]
Before that, he served as Chief of Staff of the UPDF Air Force, for a period of five months, from 11 July 2019 until 11 December 2019.[3][4]
Prior to that, from December 2018 until July 2019, he was Commandant of Uganda Rapid Deployment Capability Centre (URDCC), in Jinja, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[5] He was appointed to that position in December 2018.[6]
On 21 August 2021, he suffered a fatal, sudden, massive, bilateral pulmonary embolus and died at his home, in Kitikifumba, Kira Town, Wakiso District, in the Central Region of Uganda.[7]
- ^ The Independent (16 December 2020). "What you should know about new deputy IGP Lt Gen Paul Lokech". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ Kenneth Kazibwe (18 November 2019). "Exclusive: Museveni sends Lt.Gen.Lokech on "special assignment" in South Sudan". Kampala: Nile Post Uganda. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ SoftPower Reporter (14 June 2019). "Major General Paul Lokech Appointed As New UPDAF Chief of Staff". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ Teddy Naiga (11 December 2019). "Brig General Okidi takes over office of Chief of Staff Air Force". Kampala: PML Daily. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Lawrence Kazooba (9 February 2019). "Commander Paul Lokech promoted to Major General". Kampala: Watchdoguganda.com. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ SoftPower Reporter (22 December 2018). "Museveni Effects New Reshuffle In UPDF". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Faith Amongin (22 August 2021). "Blood clot killed Maj Gen Paul Lokech, Police confirms". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 22 August 2021.