Retired Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Sam Omala has passed away due to cancer-related complications. He had been receiving treatment at Mulago Hospital in Uganda and at an undisclosed hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
Omala, who served as the Kampala North Police Operations Commander, retired from the police force in 2020 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 60. He is widely remembered for leading efforts to quell opposition leader Dr. Kizza Besigye’s “walk-to-work” protests in 2011.
Following his retirement, Omala lived a quiet life until 2023, when he was appointed Deputy CEO of Operations at Arrow Security Systems Limited, a private security firm owned by Captain Mike Mukula.
In November last year, Omala’s son, Mutukuvu Devine Omala, revealed that his father had been struggling to speak but had expressed a desire to issue a public apology. Mutukuvu shared that Omala had been battling cancer for some time and was initially taken to Nairobi for treatment.
“We took him to Nairobi when he could still talk and walk. However, he collapsed while there. The doctors said his blood pressure was extremely low,” Mutukuvu said.
After stabilizing his condition, Omala requested to return home. “We brought him back in a wheelchair. A few days later, his health worsened, and we rushed him to Mulago Hospital. After several tests, doctors discovered that in addition to cancer, he also had kidney complications,” his son added.
