President Museveni has re-appointed Dr Johnson Byabashaija as the Commissioner General of Prisons and Mr James Mwanje as his deputy.

“This is to inform you that the Speaker of Parliament of Uganda has communicated that the Appointments Committee of Parliament has approved the appointment of Dr Johnson O.R Byabashaija as Commissioner General of Prisons and Mr James Mwanje as Deputy Commissioner General of Prisons,” an April 22 letter to the Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr Jeje Odongo and Dr Kenneth Omona, the principal private secretary to the President, reads in part.

“I further wish to inform you that upon receipt of the above communication, His Excellency, the President has signed the Instrument of Appointment for these two officers,” the letter adds.
The extension is effective tomorrow.

The Parliament’s Appointments Committee had earlier rejected the re-appointment of the due to their advanced ages. Of

Dr. Byabashaija is 62 years old yet according to the Public Service standing orders, the age limit for the public servant to be recruited for such a position should be 60 years.

After legal consultations, the committee decided to approve the re-appointment.

“It is government policy not to employ pensioners but when it is necessary to do so, a pensioner may be employed on contract terms under the following circumstances: the post to be filled requires special skills and the only suitable candidate available for the post is the pensioner.”

The contract is also eligible for further two-year extension if the officers apply for renewal.
Under the Uganda Public Service Standing Orders (2010).