President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has warned newly passed-out Probation Police Constables against engaging in corruption because they risk ruining their future.
President Museveni was today June 26th the Chief at Police Training School Kabalye in Masindi where he presided over the Pass-Out Ceremony of Probationer Police Constables and Immigration Officers who have successfully completed their initial training.
According to the Uganda Police, the ceremony marks another milestone in strengthening Uganda’s Police and Immigration services through the graduation of a new cohort of trained officers.
The 9,952 Probation Police Constables and Immigration Officers successfully completed their initial nine-month training at the Police Training School Kabalye in Masindi and the Police Training School Ikafe in Yumbe and their recruitment was strategically designed to improve the country’s Police-to-Population ratio, enhance local law enforcement capabilities, and rectify internal security gaps.
“We are really going to crush corruption. Fortunately, I have got some people who are not happy with corruption, and anybody who is corrupt will regret. We have given them a chance, they misused it, and now we are coming for them,” President Museveni said.
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President Museveni urged the new officers to uphold integrity throughout their careers, warning them against allowing anyone to lure them into corrupt practices and said that corruption has denied the country resources needed to improve public services, including healthcare.
“You are young people. Nobody should stain your contribution by involving you in corruption because it is undermining programmes like the Parish Development Model, the health sector and many others,” He said.
The President urged the officers to maintain professionalism wherever they are deployed and avoid associating with corrupt individuals and also encouraged the recruits to support government’s wealth creation agenda by mobilising their families and communities to embrace income-generating programmes saying the future is very bright
President Museveni urged the Police officers to sensitise communities against interfering with crime scenes, saying preserving evidence enables sniffer dogs and other investigative technologies to work effectively.
The Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, said the new Probation Police Constables will significantly boost the force’s manpower.
“This is the first time the Uganda Police Force has trained and passed out 9,952 recruits in a single intake. This represents a 20.5% increase from our previous manpower strength of 48,417 officers. We thank you for enabling us to achieve this milestone,” IGP Byakagaba said.
He explained that with the addition of the new recruits, the force’s strength will rise to 58,369 officers, of whom 43,737 which is 75% are male and this translates into a Police-to-Population ratio of 1:839, but acknowledged that the Force remains below the international benchmark of one Police officer for every 500 people and said the newly passed-out constables will strengthen the Sub-county policing model.
He added that the force has so far distributed 1,268 official Police counter phones to sub-counties and is focusing on popularising the contact numbers to improve public access to police services and also revealed that the force is prioritising the acquisition of electric motorcycles to enhance mobility and improve policing at the sub-county level.
The Commandant of the Kabalye Police Training School, Patrick Lawot Akim, said the graduating cohort comprises 9,952 Probationer Police Constables who completed 11 months of training, alongside 65 Immigration officers who underwent a four-month training programme and urged the graduates to uphold professionalism, noting that the public expects exemplary service from them.
Akim emphasized that he waa optimistic that the training and mentorship they have received will enable them to serve with the integrity, discipline and commitment required.
