21/08/2025
"Prisons to construct VIP holding rooms for high-profile inmates"
With the understanding that any Ugandan, including high-profile government officials, could one day end up in prison, the Uganda Prisons Service has confirmed the existence of VIP holding rooms and announced plans to construct more.
The Commissioner General of Prisons, Dr Johnson Byabashaija, explained that in his 20 years leading the service, he has seen several top government officials, including a Vice President, ministers, and other senior leaders, become his “clients.”