Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has warned officers against social media misconduct. This comes after Christmas standby class one directives were leaked before the official release date. The orders starting on December 15, 2023, were meant to be released on Monday to all regional, division, and station prison commanders […]
The Justice Law and Order Sector needs sh102.9 billion to construct new prisons. The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Robert Kasande says that congestion in prisons is a big issue that lies at the centre of the country’s criminal justice system, adding that whereas the national population growth rate is three […]
President Yoweri Museveni on Monday pardoned Jimmy Lwamafa, the former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Service. Lwamafa’s name came out on the list with other 199 inmates whom President Museveni pardoned following the power vested in him under Article 121(1)(a) of the constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 as amended and one […]