Police to Enhance Formal Education for Officers’ Dependents.

KAMPALA-UGANDA: The head of the Formal Education Department within the Uganda Police Force SSP Nakityo Jane has confirmed that the force is underway to prove a school and a vocational institute at the police regional level.

SSP Nakityo Jane was speaking during a sensitization and needs assessment tour in the Kiira, Bukedi South, and Elgon regions.

She added that the Police Force is working to streamline formal education to improve the educational opportunities for the children and dependents of its officers.

SSP Nakityo Jane further called on officers to support the initiative by applying for teaching positions and enrolling their children and dependents in these schools.

SSP Nakityo also encouraged women officers to embrace training opportunities, stating that this is crucial for their career growth.

At Mbale Police Wanyela Primary School with 1,618 pupils, 85% of the children are police officers with the school becoming a beacon of educational excellence in the region.

In the 2023 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE), 109 pupils from the school sat for the exams, with 30 earning Division One and 71 securing Division Two.

The Police Force also owns one school each in the Elgon, Kiira, Mt. Moroto, Greater Masaka, Rwizi, Albertine, Aswa West, Kidepo, Kyoga and Bukedi regions while Kampala Metropolitan Police (KMP) South has three while KMP West has four.