UGANDA RANKS 7th IN AFRICA IN ORGANISED CRIME-REPORT

From left to Right: Juliet Nafuna, Redeem International National Director, Gabrielle Massey, Human Trafficking Institute Country Director, Rachel Musoke Odoi, Senior Technical Advisor, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo, Director of Public Prosecutions, Mohamed Munir, UNICEF country representative and Sharon Nyambe, UNODC in Uganda pose for a photo with state prosecutors during the annual prosecutor’s symposium 2024 workshop at Hotel African in Kampala on 22 April 2024.

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Jane Frances Abodo has urged prosecutors to uphold integrity in executing their mandate.
Abodo made the appeal to the prosecutors yesterday during the opening of the three-day prosecutors’ symposium at Hotel Africana.
Abodo said the three-day symposium is an opportunity for the over 400 prosecutors to discuss the current and future role of the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and other prosecutorial agencies on how to counter emerging organised crime.
Fighting organised crime is the major topic during the three-day symposium.
The chief prosecutor said while the menace of organised crime is a global problem, Uganda’s location and high levels of corruption make it a safe haven for the commission of all types of crime including the cross border.
According to the African Organised Crime Index of 2023, Uganda is ranked seventh out of the 54 African countries and second among the eight East African countries with the highest organised crime.