Military Police Equipped With Knowledge On Handling Prisoners
The Commandant of Military Police, Brigadier General William Bainomugisha, expressed his gratitude to the Uganda Prisons Academy for providing training to Military Police personnel in the handling of prisoners. Brigadier General Bainomugisha made these remarks during a ceremony at the Uganda Prisons Headquarters in Luzira, where 184 Military Police soldiers completed a one-month course on prisoner handling.
He emphasized the importance of this training, considering the diverse roles of Military Police, which involve enforcing law and order within the armed forces, supporting civil law enforcement, detaining and apprehending offenders, and overseeing UPDF inmate custody.
The Commandant of the Uganda Prisons Academy, Commissioner of Prisons Brenda Sana, commended the soldiers for their exemplary discipline throughout the one-month training program. She noted that the training covered various aspects, including administration, records management, procedures for allocating labor within prisons, rehabilitation programs, the basic human rights of prisoners, ideology, and practical demonstrations of daily prisoner handling.
The Commandant also expressed her appreciation for the collaborative relationship with sister institutions, which dates back to 2018 when they first admitted Military personnel for training.
Although the standard Military Police course typically lasts nine months, the Commandant mentioned that the training provided was sufficiently comprehensive, allowing some soldiers to potentially work in Uganda’s prisons.
Notably, the top performers in the course were Capt Junior Owerawho, Private Masereka Rogers, and Private Krista Awayo.
