The Uganda Prisons Service held its 14^th Annual General Meeting on the 23February 2022 at the Prisons Academy and Training School (PATS) under the theme: Adhering to the Cooperative Principles to Achieve more”.

This year’s AGM was the first physical meeting of delegates after the world wide effects of Covid-19 pandemic which affected every aspect of life and distorting the SACCO calendar of doing business. Covid-19 notwithstanding the SACCO registered the following achievements in 2020 and 2021:

i.             

Increase in membership by 9.8% from 10,257 (2020) to 11,308 (2021)

ii.            

Increase in shares by 8% from 4,232,420,000 (2020) to 4,571,070,000 (2021)

iii.          

loans increase by 31% from 5,149,276,000 (2020) to 5,658,330,700 (2021)

iv.          

Income /Revenue increased by 4.2% from 1,306,659,542 (2020) to 1,361,088,856 (2021)

v.            

Increase in asset value

The Commissioner General of Prisons, was represented by the Assistant Commissioner General of Prisons, Samuel Akena who witnessed and presided over the elections of the new SACCO Board members for a two-year tenure.

1.   

Commissioner of Prisons, Amos Turyashaba CHAIRPERSON

2.   

Principle Rehabilitation and Reintegration Officer, David Okiring VICE-CHAIRPERSON

3.   

Assistant Commissioner of Prisons, Jacob Kivumbi TREASURER

4.   

Senior Superintendent of Prisons, Deogracious Ogwapit BOARD MEMBER

5.   

Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, Solome Nambi BOARD MEMBER

6.   

Assistant Superintendent of Prisons, Alex Opiny MANAGER

7.   

Principal Officer I, Peter Okedi BOARD MEMBER

8.   

Chief Wardress III, Leticia Eribankya BOARD MEMBER

9.   

Corporal Warder, Jacob Mutekho BOARD MEMBER

10.

Corporal Warder, Jacob Friday BOARD MEMBER