President Museveni has sacked three top officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Uganda Police over corruption national CCTV surveillance system scandals.
In a May 23, 2026 letter addressed to Head of Public Service and Secretary to Cabinet Lucy Nakyobe Mbonye, Museveni directed that Permanent Secretary Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu, Under Secretary for Police Aggrey Wunyi, and AIGP Felix Baryamwisaki step aside for six months as investigations proceed.
“I now direct that the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Internal Affairs- Lt. Gen. Joseph Musanyufu and the Under-Secretary Police, Mr. Aggrey Wunyi, go on forced leave for six months as the Anti-corruption Unit is investigating their matter to its conclusion,” Museveni wrote.
“By the copy of this letter, AIGP Felix Baryamwitsakyi, should go on forced leave as this investigation is reviewed and concluded.”
The President said he had received a report from former Internal Affairs minister Maj. Gen. Kahinda Otafiire regarding corruption in the maintenance of the police camera system.
According to Museveni, Huawei, which had supplied Uganda’s road surveillance cameras, shifted maintenance responsibilities to a private Ugandan contractor after facing sanctions from the United States and European Union in 2019.
The latest forced leave of senior technocrats now further intensifies focus on the ministry Muganga has just entered.
The CCTV project itself sits at the core of Uganda’s modern internal security architecture. Museveni personally championed the Huawei surveillance system as part of efforts to combat urban crime and monitor security threats.
The Anti-Corruption Unit is expected to lead the inquiry into the alleged bribery scheme linked to the CCTV maintenance contract.
Uganda’s nationwide CCTV surveillance system (the National Safe City Project) began in June 2018, with the central command center at Nateete Police Station and installations executed by Huawei Technologies. The total estimated cost of the first phase was approximately Shs 458 billion (roughly \(\$124\text{ million}\)
The project was primarily spurred by a presidential directive following a spate of high-profile urban crimes
Parliament initially passed a supplementary budget of Shs 60 billion to kick start the project. The overall first phase targeted over 3,000 cameras across the greater Kampala, Wakiso, and Mukono districts at a cost of roughly Shs 458 billion.
Parliament later approved Shs 380 billion) loan from Standard Chartered Bank to expand the CCTV network to other municipalities, towns, and major highways.
The Uganda Police Force sought an additional $62 million to roll out further designs and budgets for national expansion however the contractor, Dealan Associates Limited, owned by Ugandan scientists, was denied payment despite the Ministry of Finance releasing Shs31.37 billion for the work.
Museveni claimed ministry officials, working through a middleman identified as Hassan Serunjogi, demanded bribes before processing payment.
