The newly appointed Director of Public Prosecutions, Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo has assumed office. Abodo took office on Wednesday and promised to give massive energies into her new role. She described her appointment as a historic moment for herself and the people of Karamja, where she comes from.

“It is a historic moment for prosecutors, as well as an historic moment for the women of Uganda. This is a moment of ‘firsts” for the all the above with regard to this office,” Abodo said.

She thanked President Museveni for confidence vested in her and everyone who believes in her.

“The least I can do is to reciprocate your confidence in me by serving our country with utmost dedication, integrity and humility.”

Abodo hailed her predecessor Justice Mike Chibita for the job well done and promised to keep doing good work in the DPP’s office.

“We are thin on the ground, sparsely deployed, under-resourced and less equipped with tools and facilities to do our work optimally well. We have over 45,000 police officers across the country, 82 magisterial areas, 15 circuits, over 300 courts. Unfortunately; the number of prosecutors in the country is only 335. Clearly, the few prosecutors are working under difficult conditions,” she said.

She said she would recruit more Chief State Attorneys when coronavirus is kicked out.

Abodo also said she would put energy at solvingsolving the problem of case backlog, among other things.