68 Luzira inmates to join universities
Adapted From New Vision Newspaper
Thursday, 7th August, 2008

By Fortunate Ahimbisibwe and Roderick Ahimbazwe

SIXTY-EIGHT Luzira Prisons inmates have been admitted to universities, including Makerere.

Fifteen students will go to the Uganda Christian University, 27 to Makerere, 23 to Kyambogo while others will go to Bugema.

They will study law, education, social sciences, business administration, mass communication, tourism, social work and social administration, human resource management and information and communication technology.

The prisoners will study under an initiative of the African Prison Project, the Franciscan Prisons Community, Wells of Hope Ministries and the Prisons Schools Services programme.

The universities have accepted to start a distance learning project at Luzira when the academic year opens later this month.

The Prisons education coordinator, John Kagambo, said the programme was sponsored by Barclays Bank, Uganda Telecom, Vision for Africa, the Prison Fellowship Uganda, the Uganda Discharged Prisoners Aid Society and AVSI Company.

“Many inmates, who have completed A’Level, are interested in continuing with studies but most of them lack tuition fees. We need more sponsors to enable them access tertiary education,” he said.