How Ignored Warnings, Missing Feasibility Studies Plagued Uganda’s Digital Plates Project

How ignored warnings, missing feasibility studies plagued Uganda’s digital plates project

“I engaged the police, they said no, it can’t work. I engaged Makerere University, they told me the same. I engaged my colleague in Kenya, he also said they had tried and they had failed,” Gen...

Uganda Was Sold A Mere Tracking System: Otafiire Blasts Shs90Bn Digital Number Plate

By Spy Uganda Minister for Water and Environment Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire has questioned the value of Uganda’s US$25 million Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS), arguing that the project delivered limited benefits beyond the police’s existing surveillance infrastructure. Otafiire, the former Minister for Internal Affairs, made the remarks on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, while appearing…

Uganda: Police not involved in procurement of digital number plates – Otafiire

The Minister for Water and Environment, Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has questioned the value of the US$25 million Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) saying the project added little to the police’s existing surveillance infrastructure. Appearing... - Social News XYZ

Otafiire Questions Digital Number Plate System, Says It Works Like Fleet Management, Not Security Tool » Business Focus

Otafiire appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure Minister of Water and Environment Maj. Gen. (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire

Police not involved in procurement of digital number plates – Otafiire

The Minister for Water and Environment, Maj Gen. Kahinda Otafiire has questioned the value of the US$25 million Intelligent Transport Monitoring System (ITMS) saying the project added little to the police’s existing surveillance infrastructure. Appearing before the Committee on Physical Infrastructure chaired by Mwine Mpaka on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, Otafiire who was the former […]