High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Uganda Police Force is the national police force of Uganda. The head of the Force is called the Inspector General of Police (IGP). The current IGP is Major General Edward Kale Kayihura. He is a soldier of the UPDF. The police are people empowered to enforce the law, protect property and reduce civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police services of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility.