Inmates at Mbale Main Prisons achieved solid results in the 2025 Primary Leaving Examinations (PLE) just released by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) on January 30, 2026. All 23 male candidates who sat the exams passed, with no failures recorded. Thirteen earned Division 2, six got Division 3, and two secured Division 4.
Top performer Oinyaga Bosco led with an aggregate of 14, followed by Onyunyu Nathan Elvis at 16. Three others tied at aggregate 18: Kadugala Emmanuel Trevor, Namwokoyi Gerald, and Wakinya Patrick Fred — all in Division 2. The inmates' hard work was praised by their teachers through the facility's educational program, noting it helps build skills and hope for better lives after release.