Attorney General Dr Sam Mayanja has told Parliament that the agreement between Uganda and Joint Stock Company Global Security (JSCGS), the Russian company contracted to implement the digital number plate system, is legally invalid and is inconsistent with Uganda’s laws. Mayanja made the remarks on Tuesday while appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure, which…
MPs on the committee on Physical Infrastructure have said they are satisfied that the digital number plate system can track vehicles, after watching police do it live at the national command centre in Naguru, Kampala. They said the cost of the plates and the contractor’s capacity to produce them still need to be addressed. The…
The backlog in the issuance and installation of the digital number plates has been cleared, with the average processing and fitment time falling from 19 days in December 2025 to two days in September 2026, government officials told MPs The officials from the Ministry of Works and Transport, the Ministry of Security and other agencies…
MPs have questioned the government contract awarded to Joint Stock Global Security to provide digital number plates, with concerns raised over delays in issuing plates, the cost of the project and the company’s ability to deliver the promised tracking system. The concerns were raised before Parliament’s Physical Infrastructure Committee, chaired by Mwine Mpaka, as the…
Legislators on the Physical Infrastructure Committee have questioned how Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) managed part of a Spanish-funded project, raising concerns about value for money and the management of railway assets. The MPs said their concerns emerged during an oversight visit to the concrete sleeper factory at Kawolo in Lugazi, Buikwe district, as they completed…
By 8 am on Tuesday, August 11, legislators on Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure, chaired by Mwine Mpaka, had arrived at Uganda Railways Corporation (URC) headquarters in Kampala for a fact-finding visit into the operations of the corporation and the use of €60,000 (Shs 257 million) allocated for refurbishment and related activities. The committee is…
MPs on the committee of Physical Infrastructure have said the manner in which the Busega-Mpigi Expressway contract was awarded may have caused financial loss to the government. The legislators raised concerns during a meeting with Fred Byamukama, the minister for Works and Transport, and officials from the ministry, arguing that parts of the procurement process…
Parliament has directed the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) to submit the academic credentials of its top management team to enable legislators verify whether senior officials were recruited in accordance with the law. The directive followed concerns raised by MPs on the committee on Physical Infrastructure after UCAA disclosed that dozens of employees had been dismissed…
