In recent years, inadequate lighting has been a major challenge at the Police National Training School- Kabalye, affecting evening sessions at the Uganda Police Force’s largest training facility.
With thousands of recruits on this expansive campus, the limited visibility after dark, has been constraining learning schedules and posed a security risk.
This challenge is now being addressed, following the installation of solar-powered lighting units donated by Stanbic Bank Uganda, in a move aimed at improving conditions for both trainees and staff at the facility in Masindi District.
The solar lighting system, comprising more than 30 units worth Shs100m, is expected to significantly enhance visibility, enabling safer movement, extended training hours, and more effective supervision during night operations.
Speaking at the handover ceremony, Chief Executive Kenneth Mumba Kalifungwa said the intervention was informed by the need to support critical national institutions with sustainable and practical solutions.
“This initiative reflects our continued commitment to supporting key national institutions that underpin Uganda’s stability and economic growth. Reliable lighting is essential to ensuring a safe and conducive training environment, particularly for a facility of this scale,” Kalifungwa stated.
The initiative comes as Stanbic Bank is celebrating 35 years of supporting Uganda’s economic growth and complementing the government’s development goals, as part of the Standard Bank Group.
This milestone is also anchored in the bank’s Positive Impact Agenda, focusing on five strategic pillars; financial inclusion, job creation, infrastructure development, climate resilience, and corporate philanthropy.
Kalifungwa said, in continuing to live up to the bank’s ambitious promise, the management earmarked funds, up to a tune of Shs1 trillion, to harness social economic transformation especially among women, youth and farmers.
Dr. John Kamya, the senior commissioner of police, who represented the Inspector General of Police, welcomed the development. He expressed optimism that the improved lighting would directly impact training outcomes and security.
Kamya. who represented the IGP Abas Byakagaba said, the support will significantly improve the welfare and training environment of police officers, while strengthening security within the school, especially during night hours. “Collaborations of this nature are critical in our efforts to build a more professional and responsive police force,” he noted.
The project also contributes to a broader plan by the police to expand solar lighting infrastructure across the training school, with a target of installing more than 200 units in the long term.
Kabalye Police National Training School was established in 2005 by the Ugandan government to meet key needs, including expanding training to address rising population and security demands, improving professionalism through better discipline, ethics, and modern policing standards, decentralising training to reduce congestion in a few centers, and supporting both basic and specialised training for modern law enforcement.
