KAMPALA– The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) has unveiled its Strategic Plan for 2025 – 2030 and at the same time reflected on its achievements from its previous Strategic plan of 2020 to 2025.
At the event held at Hotel Africana in Kampala, it has been revealed that ODPP registered an Increment in average of cases prosecuted from 32,719 in FY 2019/2020 to 185,619 in FY 2024/25 which in turn has increased awareness of rights of victims and increased number of cases reported at police.
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There was improved conviction rate from 64% to 68% as well as Improved average recovery of proceeds of crime from UGX: 384.6 million per year to UGX: 3.5billion per year.
It was reported that during the same period, ODPP registered enhanced the quality of prosecutions due to improved coordination between ODPP and other criminal justice institutions.
“The ODPP Strategic Plan 2025-2030 aligns seamlessly with global, regional, and national frameworks. Nationally, it supports NDP IV’s goal of achieving higher household incomes, full economic monetization, and employment for sustainable socio-economic transformation, under the theme of Sustainable industrialization for Inclusive Growth, Employment, and Wealth Creation.” Remarked Abodo
She also pointed out that, this Plan is anchored on two dynamic pillars. The first, Criminal Prosecutions,empowers us to prosecute all criminal cases with precision which includes; perusing police files, conducting Prosecution Guided Investigations, managing witnesses and empowering victims prosecuting appeals, quality assurance, recovering proceeds of crime, executing compensation orders, and strengthening international cooperation through Mutual Legal Assistance, extraditions, and global engagements.
“The second pillar, institutional development and management, focuses on strengthening our capacity to deliver these services. We hope to expand ICT infrastructure, notably by rolling out PROCAMIS to 148 district offices by 2029/30, up from 42 offices in 2023/24, and integrating it with other criminal justice institutions’ management information systems.”
Abodo also added that they are planning to equip offices with servers, workstations, scanners, and multifunctional printers to support e-prosecutions and virtual services. Security will be enhanced through CCTV, access control systems, and alternative power backups in all offices. We plan to procure transport facilities, including 148 vehicles, and five armoured units to improve mobility, particularly in remote areas.
Hon. Nobert Mao, the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs commended Lady Justice Jane Frances Abodo for being at the fore front of several reforms in the office of the DPP that have facilitated speedy and timely dispensation of justice.
“Be occupied with good things like Jesus, he spent some little time in his ministry doing good things and if I remember it was like three years which is not even in the Presidential term of Uganda. The day he was crucified, he said that he had finished. He hadn’t healed all the sick, he had not fed all the hungry, there were many sinners in neighborhood of Jerusalem, his essential mission was to create bridge of humanity between humanity and God.”
Mao also pointed out that like Jesus, Abodo has also successfully concluded her term at ODPP. “Not all the suspects are on trial , not all of them have been arrested, not all cases have been concluded, but she had to lay a foundation to ensure that ODPP goes to another level.”
Mao also assured the staff in office of the DPP , that as their microphone in the Cabinet, he is always ready to listen and forward all their challenges to concerned authorities for further action.
Kainza Nzogi , the Permanent Secretary for the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP), in her presentation pointed out that their Service Delivery Standards set out commitments that the ODPP uses to define the expected level of service to citizens — in terms of timeliness, quality, fairness, accountability.
“The SDS are part of the broader efforts by ODPP to monitor, enforce, and improve the performance of prosecution services. These standards are meant to apply across ODPP operational points i.e.; headquarters, regional, field/district offices, and also with delegated prosecutorial agencies.” She added
