Caesar Abangirah
President Museveni has assured Ugandans and investors that urban crime is just but temporary.
According to the President, crime will be dealt with now that the government has installed cameras in the city.
“I assure Ugandans, our friends and investors that this shallow issue of urban crime is only temporary and will be defeated since in addition to these measures, we beefed up our surveillance capacity with cameras,” he said in a statement issued after meeting the Chinese Ambassador to Uganda, Zheng Zhu Quiang on Monday.
Apart from cameras, the other measures the President talked about included deploying about 12 armed personnel in Industrial Parks as well as four armed personnel outside said parks. These will be supported by a patrol car for easy transport.
The move to beef up security follows recent attacks on investors, where threatening messages had been sent out to them.
Last month President Museveni launched a surveillance system after the installation of CCTV cameras to monitor Lungujja, Old Kampala, Rubaga, Kawaala, Kabowa, Nateete, Mutundwe and surroundings.
CCTV cameras for the rest of Kampala are yet to become operational.
“I reiterated the commitment of government and myself to defeat these thugs that are trying to undermine our economic progress,” the President’s statement reads in part.
The meeting was also attended by heads of security agencies.
“I have directed the Chief of Defence Forces and the Inspector General of Police to take lead in this matter.
We shall have joint coordination councils between the investors and security forces to find a localized and non-political solution for these concerns,” President Museveni said.
Last month, President Museveni assured investors that any message sent on electronic gadgets can be traced saying it was just a matter of patience and equipment.
“Some of the messages were sent (to investors) on Swedish and Australian numbers. Through Interpol, these are traceable,” he said then.
“Within Uganda , we are putting in place equipment for smart and safe cities which will expose all these pigs.”
On Monday, the President said the security personnel implicated in connivance with these wrong elements must be dismissed with Immediate effect.
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