By: Ismael Kasooha
ENTEBBE
The Prime Minister of Uganda Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah has urged Senior Police Officers who have been undergoing a one-year training course to be patriotic as they serve the country.
“If you don’t love your country as Senior Police and Prisons Officers, you cannot support the Government’s agenda of socio-economic transformation to improve the livelihoods of the people,” observed Nabbanja.
Nabbanja made the call on Tuesday while delivering a lecture on opportunities at the Police Senior Command and Staff College Bwebajja where a total of 41 Senior Police and Prisons Officers have been undergoing training for the last one year.
The Premier Robinah Nabbanja delivering her lecture to Senior Police Officers at Bwebajja on Tuesday
The Police Senior Command and Staff College, located in Bwebajja, is the training institution for Senior Police Officers. It focuses on developing leadership and management skills for effective policing.
Nabbanja delivered a paper under the topic, Service with Patriotism, uphoholding duty, discipline and democratic values. She noted that security is the Lowest Common Multiple of development and appealed to the Officers to jealously guard the prevailing peace ushered in by the National Resistance Movement Government.
She explained the four NRM principles that are vital in service delivery in the country.
“The four core principles of the (NRM) in Uganda are Patriotism, Pan-Africanism, Socio-economic transformation, and Democracy, according to the President Yoweri Museveni. These principles are considered vital for promoting prosperity and building strong institutions. Therefore, as senior police officers you need to adhere to them,” said Nabbanja.
The Premier noted that because of the able and visionary leadership of His Excellency Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Uganda was progressing well unlike in the past regimes.
She reiterated the need for the Senior Police Officers to lead by example and desist from sectarianism, nepotism and favoritism while executing their duties.
“When you the Senior Police Officers do not lead as examples, you cripple the junior officers. You should desist from any forms of corruption for the good of the country,” said Nabbanja.
The Commandant of the Police Senior Command and Staff College Bwebajja Dr. Barbah Alungat handing over a plaque to the Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Nabbanja Robinah for her excellent service to the country
She cautioned the Police Officers not to rely on the meager salary they get from the government but also engage in income generating activities to supplement their salary.
“I urge you Senior Police and Prisons Officers to maintain discipline, respect for human rights, ethical code of conduct and put service above self,” added Nabbanja.
Nabbanja urged the Officers to always work for the mission of securing people’s lives and property.
She Commended the management of Bwebajja for the continuous training offered to Police and Prisons aimed at building operational, strategic and specialized capabilities of the Uganda Police Force in order to meet the increasing security and crime challenges in the policing sector locally and internationally.
The Police Officers appealed to the Government to support their spouses who keep in the Police Barracks to also start engaging in productive business as the Men and Women serve the Country.
“We appeal to the Government through you, Rt. Hon., to support our spouses back in the Barracks so that they don’t keep idle but contribute to National Development,” said Isaac Amanya, one of the Senior Police Officers.
Nabbanja assured the Senior Police Officers that the Government would address their issue of spouses who remain unproductive in barracks so that they also join the money economy.
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Dr. Babrah Alungat, Commandant of the College, commended the Prime Minister for setting aside time to go and address the Senior Police Officers despite her busy schedule.
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