President Museveni has hailed the Uganda Prisons Services leadership saying the institution’s future is very bright.
The president was today presiding over the pass out of 364 prisons officers including cadet Assistant Superintendents and Non-commissioned officers at a function held at Kololo independence grounds.
Museveni told the officers that they can ably scale the heights to the helm of the prisons institution to emulate the current Commissioner General, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija whom he said joined in 1983 but is now the head of the institution.
He insisted that with discipline, some of the newly recruited officers will with time become Commissioner Generals of Prisons or take up other high ranking offices in the institution.
The president however noted that good things can only be achieved if the officers live a responsible life that will ensure they are healthy.
Museveni also applauded the prisons leadership for emulating their counterparts from the UPDF in professionalizing the institution.
The president told the officers they have got a rare chance to join Uganda Prisons Service and that they will enjoy the institution more with an improved public service that will ensure salaries for all public servants are increased.
Speaking at the same function, the Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija said the new officers will go a long way in complementing the prisons staff.
