THE Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, wants a law course included in the Police curriculum. Kayihura says it is essential for the Police to acquire legal education to simplify their work.
“We can’t do our work without knowledge of the law. Let us streamline legal education in our curriculum to enable us carry out our mission effectively,” he said.
Kayihura was last week officiating at a ceremony to award certificates to 270 Police officers at the Refugee Law Project (RLP) offices in Old Kampala.
RLP is a non-governmental organisation that protects fundamental human rights for asylum seekers, refugees, and internally displaced persons in Uganda.
The officers completed training in refugee law, constitutionalism and human rights. They explored the challenges faced when dealing with refuguees.
Kayihura urged RLP to utilise the facilities at the Police Training School in Kibuli to cut costs and make the subject matter easily understand by the intended beneficiaries.
He noted that the Police promote human rights through their pro-people orientation programme.
He said this is the difference between the post-colonial and colonial Police which was used as an instrument of suppression.
The Uganda Police commissioner in charge of training, Felix Ndyomugyeni, said the training was in line with the Police’s mandate of enforcing law as stipulated in the 1995 Constitution.
Chris Dolan, the project director, said they would continue working closely with the Police to ensure that contentious refugee matters are handled with ease.
