Uganda Prisons Service on Friday elevated 269 senior officers in a promotion exercise based on merit, performance and institutional needs, as Commissioner General Can. Dr. Johnson Byabashaija announced plans for new reforms targeting staff welfare and accountability.
The officers were decorated during a piping ceremony held at Pat Grounds, Luzira Prisons Headquarters, with the promotions covering five Senior Commissioners of Prisons, 6 Commissioners of Prisons, 20 Assistant Commissioners of Prisons, 34 Senior Superintendents of Prisons, 134 Senior Assistant Superintendents of Prisons and 43 Assistant Superintendents of Prisons.
Byabashaija told the newly elevated officers that their new ranks came with greater responsibilities, urging them to uphold discipline, leadership and innovation while assuring those who missed promotion that future opportunities would arise.