The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chief of Defence Forces, Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba, and the Indian High Commissioner to Uganda, Upender Singh Rawat, have discussed ways in which the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) can bolster forensic research.
Gen Muhoozi and Rawat said grounded forensic research will be achieved through offering academic courses, the establishment of new laboratories and related infrastructure. “We need established laboratories and infrastructure in fields such as forensic science, cyber security, homeland security, and other relevant areas,” Rawat said.
India set up the NFSU campus in Jinja and it is not only the first overseas campus of NFSU but also India’s very first international campus for any public academic institution. “The focus of the discussion was on the operationalisation of the National Forensic Sciences University in Jinja. The first campus of its sort in Africa and the first time in history an Indian university has been based outside the country,” CDF Muhoozi said.
NFSU was inaugurated on 12 April 2023 to assist Uganda and other nations with strong ties to India in building capacity to strengthen the criminal justice delivery systems.
The meeting between CDF and Rawat took place at the Defence Intelligence and Security Headquarters in Mbuya, Kampala.
It was attended by the Commander SFC Maj Gen BD Mugisha and the Chief of Staff SFC Brig Gen Paul Namawa. UPDF has often participated in violent and extremism investigations and this demanded a well-established forensic laboratory and well-ground forensic personnel.
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