The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) and the Uganda Management Institute (UMI) have solidified their longstanding partnership by signing a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer the Institutional Leadership and Management Course for Senior Prison Officers.

The agreement, formalized today at Prisons Headquarters, highlights their joint commitment to professionalizing the service through advanced training and capacity-building initiatives.

Dr. Rose Kwatampora, Head of UMI’s Projects and Consultancy Department, described the course as a tailored program focused on producing practical results for prison officers.

She commended its success since its inception in 2022 and expressed confidence in the current cohort, which is under evaluation.

Hillary Bisanga, Assistant Commissioner General of Prisons and Director of Human Resource Management at UPS, praised the course’s impact, noting that it equips officers with essential skills for improved performance.

During the MoU signing ceremony, Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr. Johnson Byabashaija, credited UMI for shaping UPS into one of Uganda’s best-managed public institutions.