President Yoweri Museveni has shaken Uganda’s security circles after directing three senior officials to take compulsory leave for six months to allow investigations into alleged corruption and extortion within the National CCTV and Command Centre project. City& Local Guides
The officials affected are Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Internal Affairs; Mr Aggrey Wunyi, the Undersecretary of the Uganda Police Force; and Assistant Inspector General of Police Felix Baryamwitsakyi.
In a strongly worded letter dated May 23, 2026, and received by the Ministry of Internal Affairs on May 28, President Museveni said the trio is under investigation over claims of irregular conduct linked to the maintenance and operations of the country’s CCTV surveillance system.
The directive, addressed to the Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet, Ms Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye, followed a whistleblower report submitted to the President by Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen (Rtd) Kahinda Otafiire.
According to the report, Dealan Associates Limited, a Ugandan-owned company operated by local scientists, was allegedly denied payment after refusing to provide bribes demanded by certain officials within the Ministry and the Police Force.
“At one stage, there was no budget to settle the contractor. Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire engaged the Ministry of Finance and Shs31.37 billion was secured. However, the Ugandan contractor still went unpaid because some ministry officials, working through a middleman identified as Hassan, were allegedly soliciting bribes,” part of the President’s letter states.
President Museveni further directed that Ms Barbra Katisi, who represents Dealan Associates Limited, be paid immediately. He also ordered investigations into the alleged middleman, Hassan Serunjogi, with instructions that criminal charges be pursued if sufficient evidence is found.
Uganda’s National CCTV project was introduced aggressively between 2017 and 2019 following a series of assassinations and rising urban crime, including the killings of former police spokesperson AIGP Andrew Felix Kaweesi and Arua Municipality MP Ibrahim Abiriga.
The President explained that the government had initially partnered with Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei to supply and install the surveillance cameras. However, after Huawei faced sanctions from the United States and the European Union in 2019, the company reportedly partnered with Dealan Associates Limited to oversee local maintenance and technical operations.
The payment delays to the contractor have now raised concerns about the functionality and sustainability of Uganda’s multi-billion-shilling CCTV security network.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) has been assigned to lead the investigations into Lt Gen Musanyufu, Mr Wunyi, and AIGP Baryamwitsakyi during the six-month period.
Copies of the President’s letter were also sent to Vice President Jessica Alupo, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, Internal Affairs Minister Kahinda Otafiire, and the Inspector General of Police. President Museveni also instructed Ms Nakyobe to appoint an acting Permanent Secretary with immediate effect.
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