Stanbic Bank Employees Donate ICT Equipment to Strengthen Modern Policing in West Nile district

What the report says

Stanbic Bank Uganda has donated ICT equipment valued at UGX 30 million to Ikafe Police Training School in Yumbe District, according to Watchdog Uganda. The handover was presented as part of the bank’s employee-led community work during its Love Month activities and was aimed at improving digital training for police recruits.

The school said the equipment will help trainees build skills in digital systems, information management and technology-enabled policing. Stanbic officials said the donation is meant to support modern policing in an area where officers face changing security challenges, including cyber-related threats and cross-border crime risks. Yumbe’s position as a border district near South Sudan was cited as part of the reason the support matters.

Damoni Kitabire, chairperson of Stanbic Bank Uganda’s board, said access to digital tools is increasingly important for effective policing. Rita Apell, the bank’s chief information officer, said the contribution was organized by staff in the company’s IT team, showing how employee-led initiatives can support public institutions. SSP James Okabo Okello, head of the training school, welcomed the donation and said the institution has trained more than 1,000 young men and women.

More broadly, the bank linked the initiative to its wider social investment focus on education and skills development, as well as Uganda’s digital transformation goals. Background from the report suggests the donation also reflects a growing emphasis on ICT capacity in public service training, especially outside major urban centers.