By Francis Lubega
5th March 2024
The Commissioner General of Uganda prisons Johnson Byabashaija has backed the relocation of Luzira Prisons to Buikwe.
While appearing before the parliamentary legal Affairs committee chaired by the West Budama North East MP Fox Odoi, Byabashaija noted that Luzira prison originally seated on 360 acres of land but later part of the land has been allocated to investors like Quality Chemicals Ltd, St Benedict hospital and others leaving the prison with only 271 acres.
Byabashaija says with the new proposed relocation, the prison will be able to occupy a bigger area which is almost a square mile compared to that of Luzira.
President Museveni in a letter dated July 10, 2022 directed the Minister of Internal Affairs Minister, Gen Kahinda Otafiire, together with other stakeholders to give out the land currently occupied by Luzira prisons to an investor known as Tian Tang Group to construct a five-star hotel and relocate the prison.
Later land was identified in Buikwe by the meeting chaired by Otafiire and other stakeholders.
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