Kitalya Maximum Security Prison

Ugandan maximum security prison

Kitalya Maximum Security Prison

Location| Kitalya
Wakiso District
Uganda
Status| Operational
Security class| Maximum Security Prison
Capacity| 400,000+[1]
Opened| 2020
Managed by| Uganda Prisons Service

Kitalya Maximum Security Prison is a maximum security prison for both men and women in Uganda.[2]

## Location

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The construction of the prison was completed in 2020 and is located in the village of Kitalya, in Busiro County, Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Mityana Road. It is approximately 62 kilometres (39 mi) northwest of Luzira Maximum Security Prison, which was before 2020 Uganda's only maximum-security prison.[3] Kitalya prison is about 54 kilometres (34 mi) northwest of the central business district of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda.[4] The coordinates of Kitalya Maximum Security Prison are 0°26'13.0"N, 32°13'36.0"E (Latitude:0.436944; Longitude:32.226667).[5]

## Overview

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Ambitious Construction Company Limited was awarded the construction contract, at a price of Sh18.3 billion (approx. US$5.5 million in July 2016). The new prison was intended to relieve Luzira Maximum Security Prison, which was congested. Construction was expected to conclude in 2018.[2]

Physical construction was concluded in February 2020. However, before the facility received its first inmate, the senior staff who were going to operate the prison were expected to tour similar facilities abroad, to learn first-hand how such facilities were run.[6]

The facility also needed to be equipped with furniture, bedding and security equipment, including closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and monitoring equipment. Kitalya was reported to have more than six layers of security, physical, electronic and otherwise.[6]

## Facilities

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The new prison has common dormitory wards, 30 individual cells, a medical wing with inpatient facilities. It also has a kitchen equipped with energy-saving technology. Other amenities include a contact visitors' room and isolation rooms for contagious diseases. It has an array of recreational facilities, including a soccer field, a basketball court, a volleyball court, and a tennis court. It sits on 5 acres (2 ha) of land, in a rural setting.[6]

## See also

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* African Prisons Project
* Luzira Maximum Security Prison
* JLOS House Project

## References

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1. ^ NTV Uganda (9 April 2015). "Government to build new prison in bid to decongest Luzira". Kampala: NTV Uganda. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
2. ^ a b Stephen Wandera (6 July 2016). "Government starts construction of new prison to decongest Luzira". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
3. ^ "Distance between Kitalya Primary School, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda and Luzira Prison, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
4. ^ "Distance Between Kitalya Primary School, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda And Amber House, Speke Road, Kampala, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
5. ^ "Location of Kitayla Maximum Security Prison, Wakiso District, Central Region, Uganda" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
6. ^ a b c Uganda Radio Network (22 February 2020). "Uganda's newly constructed hi-tech prison ready to receive inmates". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

## External links

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* Website of Uganda Prisons Service
* 10,000 survive prison, sentenced to community service As of 18 February 2019.

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Wakiso District

Capital: Wakiso

Counties and
sub-counties|

* Kyaddondo County
* Busiro County

Parishes

* Busukuma
* Entebbe
* Gombe
* Kakiri
* Katabi
* Kasanje
* Kira
* Masulita
* Maya
* Mutundwe
* Nabweru
* Namayumba
* Nangabo
* Nansana
* Nsangi
* Ssabagabo
* Ssisa
* Wakiso

Towns and villages|

* Akright City
* Abayita Ababiri
* Banda
* Banga
* Buddo
* Bulindo
* Buloba
* Entebbe
* Kabojja
* Kira
* Kigo
* Bweyogerere
* Kireka
* Kirinnya
* Namugongo
* Kasangati
* Katalemwa
* Kigulu
* Kyaliwajjala
* Mbalwa
* Mulawa
* Gayaza
* Gombe
* Luteete
* Nakweero
* Magere
* Matugga
* Wakiso
* Kakiri
* Kiwologoma
* Nansana
* Kajjansi
* Sentema
* Lubowa
* Lweeza
* Namulonge
* Naalya
* Najjera
* Namanve
* Nsangi
* Nsasa
* Kyengera
* Nabbingo
* Kawanda
* Kisubi
* Lugonjo
* Kitikifumba
* Kijabijo
* Kimwanyi
* Kitukutwe
* Masulita
* Maya
* Ssabagabo
* Wampeewo
* Zana

Economy|

* Akright Projects Limited
* Kingstone Enterprises Limited
* Kampala Industrial and Business Park
* Chrysanthemums Uganda Limited
* Roofings Group
* Ugachick Limited
* Uganda Clays Limited

Banking|

* Absa Bank Uganda Limited
* Bank of Africa Uganda Limited
* Cairo Bank Uganda
* Centenary Bank
* DFCU Bank
* Ecobank
* Equity Bank Uganda Limited
* GT Bank Uganda
* Orient Bank
* PostBank Uganda
* Finance Trust Bank
* Stanbic Bank Uganda Limited
* EFC Uganda Limited
* FINCA Uganda Limited
* Opportunity Bank Uganda

Hotels & resorts|

* Imperial Resort Beach Hotel
* Imperial Golf View Hotel
* Lake Victoria Serena Resort

Notable landmarks|

* Old Entebbe Town
* Entebbe Botanical Gardens
* State House Entebbe
* Lake Victoria
* Lubigi Wetland
* Kasubi Tombs
* Mandela National Stadium
* Kireka Kabaka's Palace
* Bulago Resort Island
* Ngamba Island
* Entebbe International Airport
* Basilica of the Uganda Martyrs, Namugongo

Transport|

* Bukasa Inland Port
* Uganda Civil Aviation Authority
* Entebbe International Airport
* Kajjansi Airport
* Namulonge Airport
* Aerolink Uganda
* Air Serv Limited
* Uganda Airlines
* Tondeka Metro Bus Service
* Entebbe–Kampala Expressway
* Kampala–Entebbe Road
* Kampala Northern Bypass Highway
* Kampala Southern Bypass Highway
* Kampala–Jinja Highway
* Kampala–Jinja Expressway
* Kampala Southern Bypass Highway
* Gayaza–Ziroobwe Road
* Matugga–Kapeeka Road
* Namugongo Ring Road
* Kampala–Gayaza Road
* Kampala Outer Beltway
* Kampala–Bombo Expressway
* Kampala–Busunju Expressway
* Kampala–Mityana Road
* Kampala–Mpigi Expressway
* Kampala–Masaka Road
* Kampala–Hoima Road
* Kyaliwajjala–Kira–Kasangati–Matugga Road

Energy|

* Namugoga Solar Power Station
* Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline
* Kenya–Uganda–Rwanda Petroleum Products Pipeline
* UETCL Kawanda Substation
* Umeme Namugongo Substation
* Mahathi Fuel Transport and Storage Depot

Education|

* Uganda Martyrs High School Namugongo
* Gayaza High School
* King's College Budo
* St. Mary's College Kisubi
* Trinity College Nabbingo
* African Bible College (Uganda)
* Nkumba University
* University of Kisubi
* Pangea Aviation Academy

Health|

* CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital
* Entebbe Children's Surgical Hospital
* Kisubi Hospital
* Entebbe General Hospital
* Entebbe Military Hospital
* International Specialized Hospital of Uganda
* Makerere University Teaching Hospital
* Mpererwe Hospital
* Kasangati Health Centre IV
* Katabi UPDAF Health Centre III
* Uro Care Hospital
* Uganda National Medical Stores

Notable people|

* Gilbert Bukenya
* Christopher Evans Kaweesi
* Herman Kasekende
* Louis Kasekende
* Samson Kisekka
* Luwagga Kizito
* Apolo Nsibambi
* Glaydah Namukasa
* Martin Ondeko
* Julia Sebutinde
* Hakim Sendagire
* Rosemary Seninde
* Nelson Sewankambo
* Israel Kibirige Ssebunya
* Arthur Sserwanga
* Dennis Galabuzi Ssozi
* Rosemary Tumusiime
* Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu

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