Uganda’s Inspector General of Police, Abas Byakagaba, has pledged immediate measures to improve living conditions for police officers and their families at Nsambya Police Barracks in Kampala.
Byakagaba made the commitment during an inspection of the barracks, where he met officers and their spouses at the K9 Base and listened to concerns about their living environment.
The IGP was accompanied by senior police officials, including the Director of Health Services, AIGP Dr Moses Byaruhanga, and Under Secretary Aggrey Wunyi.
Byakagaba said Nsambya Barracks was not simply a residential facility, but a strategic centre for housing and deploying police personnel within the Kampala Metropolitan area.
“Security and welfare begin at home,” he said, adding that the police would introduce immediate interventions during the current financial year to improve safety, order and dignity at the barracks.
He acknowledged the challenges facing officers and their families and said improving their welfare was essential to effective policing.
Police officers who live and work in safe and decent conditions, he said, would be better placed to serve and protect the public.
The IGP also urged residents of the barracks to maintain discipline, cleanliness and a sense of responsibility as the police seek to transform its housing facilities into safer and more orderly communities.
The inspection is part of wider efforts by the Uganda Police Force to address the welfare and housing needs of its personnel.
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