During a meeting with different security agencies led by the minister of state for internal affairs Gen David Muhoozi and the committee chaired by Rosemary Nyakikongoro challenged the police’s request for a supplementary budget of Shs 26 billion to fund the maintenance of the CCTV cameras in the country.
The security camera project has largely not met the expectations of Ugandans as challenged by Rosemary Nyakikongoro.
Nyakikongoro observed that the police needed to be more effective in producing video footage to show criminals after its own officers was recently killed by assailants near a security camera as “dummies”
Lawmakers however cited concerns over the quality and non functionality of some the security cameras calling for a comprehensive review of the entire CCTV project.
The Mubende Municipality legislator proposed the need to comprehensively review the entire CCTV project before the government can disburse more money for the same course.
However Yusuf Ssewayana the acting police director of ICT explained further that the quality of the footage and longevity of the installed cameras are usually affected by the weather thus requiring periodic maintenance.
Parliamentary defence team and internal affairs committee however rejected a Shs 26 billion supplementary budget that had been requested by the police to fund the maintenance of CCTV cameras in the country.
The police are currently soliciting Shs 187 billion to implement phase 3 of the CCTV project that will fill existing gaps within the Kampala metropolitan area and other areas across the country.