Uganda: Police Head Teachers Set to Be Deployed in Force Schools

27 August 2023
Nile Post (Kampala)
By Arafat Nzito

The Uganda Police Force has announced plans to place police officers as head teachers in all police primary and secondary schools across the country in order to improve efficiency.

This was revealed by the department of political commissariat on Wednesday during a meeting with regional staffs, and officers attached to the three Arua city divisions in West Nile region.

During her address to officers, Marion Kutuusa, the head of administration under the Chieftaincy of Political Commissariat (CPC), hinted that the police are planning to establish more primary and secondary schools for the children of police officers in order to improve their education, and that the schools will be managed by police officers who have studied education.

"This project is going to start in the four traditional regions and then will be rolled out to other regions later," she said.

According to her, police schools have already started in Kikandwa in central region while others are set to be in constructed in Mbale in eastern Uganda, Gulu in northern and Mbarara in the western region. All schools will be headed by qualified police officers.

"This will be a game changer in the education system because no school in the country has been managed by officers, including police schools," she added

In order to boost the morale of officers, Marion also assured officers that the department of CPC will continue identifying risks and restoring hope among officers through checking on their welfare, finding out whether they are earning salaries or not, setting up social clinics to offer psychosocial support to officers, instituting ideological barazas among others.

The department further pledged to provide linkages between the personnel and their commanders as well guide officers on how to manage job related challenges.

Amongst the challenges to be mitigated will include welfare challenges, missing salaries, multiple loans, negative mindset on job and life.

This development also comes at the time when the law enforcement body is working towards improving the mental well-being of its officers across the country.

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