Uganda’s digital plates: Museveni demands accurate parliamentary report
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Independent
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has asked MPs investigating the digital number plate project to consult technical teams before concluding their work. He warned them against producing an inaccurate report as questions are raised about the cost of the contract with Russian company JSCGS and the capabilities of the security system, according to The Independent UG.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has asked MPs investigating the digital number plate project to produce an accurate report and consult technical teams before concluding their work, according to Yunus Kakande, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the President, cited by The Independent. The head of state defended the project as a system primarily intended to strengthen national security.
Lawmakers are examining, among other things, rising costs, the technical capabilities of the vehicle-tracking system and the contract with Russian company Joint Stock Company Global Security. The inquiry is being conducted by Parliament’s Physical Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Mwine Mpaka, MP for Mbarara City South.
At a meeting at State House on Thursday, MPs raised concerns about the project. Yunus Kakande said Museveni rejected the suggestion that the president had been misled when approving the Russian technology. Former Works Minister Katumba Wamala defended the system as a security measure, while former Interior Minister Kahinda Otafiire questioned its effectiveness.
The inquiry comes as the PLU seeks to approve Ugandan district administrators, a political initiative also linked to the country’s local institutions, announced on 31 October.
