The Minister of State for Internal Affairs David Muhoozi, has revealed that the Uganda Police Force has taken over the training of private security company guards in a bid to enhance national security and ensure compliance with the legal requirements.
“In the proposed review of the regulations, we propose that the private security guards will be either trained from police training schools or police trainers, are deployed to accredited Private Security Organisations (PSOs) at a subsidised cost to ensure quality standardised training” he said.
Min Muhoozi made the remarks while appearing before the Parliament’s Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs during a hearing of a petition by Private Security Organisations to Parliament seeking clarity on industry regulations and the government’s role in their operations.
“As we speak now, we have something like 7,085 undergoing training by the police free of charge in some of our schools for private security organisations and these belong to different agencies or security, private security organisations” he said.
Muhoozi noted that the first cohort of trainees is expected to complete the recently developed standard training curriculum on 24th April 2026.
The minister noted that the training will ensure that the security guards aren’t a risk to the country.
Currently, there are approximately 82,000 private security guards significantly outnumbering the national police force prompting fears about oversight, coordination, and accountability within the sector.
Min Muhoozi said the curriculum will enhance professionalism, ensure consistent high-quality services and address critical security challenges in order to improve public perception and confidence in the Private security companies.
