Uganda’s Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lino Anguzu, has been elected President of the Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors (EAAP) during the association’s 11th Annual General Meeting and Conference held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Mr Anguzu was elected during the two-day meeting held from May 4 to 5, 2026, which brought together heads of national prosecution authorities from across Eastern and Southern Africa.
The conference was held under the theme: ‘Leveraging technology in combating wildlife and transnational organised crime.’
The association comprises prosecution leaders from Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Zambia, Mozambique, Malawi, Somalia, Sudan, and Seychelles.
Mr Anguzu takes over the presidency from Renson M. Ingonga, the Director of Public Prosecutions of Kenya, who was elected Secretary General of the association.
In the newly elected executive committee, Angelique Habyarimana, the Prosecutor General of Rwanda, and Firmin Mvonde Mambu, the Prosecutor General of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were elected vice presidents.
Others elected include Sylvester Mwakitalu as Treasurer, America Letela as General Counsel, and Gilbert A. Phiri as an Executive Committee member.
The AGM also admitted Zanzibar as a new member of the association, expanding the organisation’s regional footprint.
In his acceptance remarks, Mr Anguzu commended the outgoing executive committee for strengthening the association and pledged to build on the progress already made.
He also called for greater commitment and active participation from member states in advancing the objectives of the regional body.
‘Together, we must continue strengthening cooperation among prosecution authorities in the region, especially in addressing emerging forms of transnational organised crime,’ he said.
The Eastern Africa Association of Prosecutors serves as a regional platform for collaboration among prosecution agencies, particularly in tackling cross-border crimes such as terrorism, wildlife trafficking, cybercrime, money laundering and human trafficking.
The association has increasingly focused on the use of technology and information-sharing mechanisms to strengthen criminal justice systems and improve prosecution efficiency across member states.