KAMPALA, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the return to office of Internal Affairs Permanent Secretary Lt Gen Joseph Musanyufu and Undersecretary Aggrey Wunyi after investigations reportedly found no evidence linking them to corruption allegations surrounding Uganda’s national CCTV maintenance project.
The decision reverses an earlier directive issued in May 2026, when the two senior officials were sent on six months’ forced leave pending investigations into claims that they had frustrated payments to a contractor responsible for maintaining the country’s extensive CCTV surveillance network.
According to sources familiar with the investigation, the inquiry found no evidence that Musanyufu or Wunyi solicited bribes, deliberately withheld payments, or acted improperly in the management of the contract.
Instead, investigators reportedly concluded that the dispute stemmed from concerns over contractual compliance and the completion status of works undertaken by Dealan Associates Limited, the local company contracted to maintain the surveillance infrastructure.
Investigators reportedly found no evidence of bribery
Highly placed sources indicated that investigators established that ministry officials had raised legitimate concerns about releasing the full contract payment before all agreed deliverables had been verified and completed.
The findings reportedly contradicted earlier allegations that senior officials in the Ministry of Internal Affairs had delayed payments while demanding kickbacks.
“There was no evidence that Musanyufu and Wunyi blocked payment for personal gain,” a source familiar with the investigation said. “The issue was whether the contractor had fully met the contractual requirements necessary to justify payment.”
Neither the Office of the President nor the Ministry of Internal Affairs had publicly released the full investigation report by the time of publication.
How the controversy began
The dispute became public in May after President Museveni wrote to the Head of Public Service directing that the two officials step aside while investigations were conducted.
In the letter, Museveni said he had received information from Internal Affairs Minister Maj Gen Kahinda Otafiire alleging corruption in the management of the national CCTV maintenance programme.
According to the President’s account at the time, Otafiire had reported irregularities involving the maintenance of police surveillance cameras and concerns surrounding payments to the contractor.
Museveni further stated that following international sanctions imposed on Chinese technology company Huawei in 2019, maintenance responsibilities for portions of the CCTV infrastructure were transferred to Dealan Associates Limited.
The President said he had been informed that despite the release of funding, payments to the contractor had stalled amid allegations that officials were demanding bribes through intermediaries.
Those allegations formed the basis for the temporary removal of Musanyufu and Wunyi from office pending investigations.
Probe points to contractual dispute
Sources now say investigators found that the disagreement was primarily related to technical verification, project completion requirements and contractual obligations rather than corruption.
The inquiry reportedly examined procurement records, payment requests, technical reports and correspondence between the ministry and the contractor before reaching its conclusions.
Some sources also suggested that internal disagreements within the ministry may have contributed to the escalation of the matter.
While those claims remain unverified, officials familiar with the investigation indicated that the allegations may have been elevated to the President before all relevant facts had been established.
Importance of the CCTV project
The national CCTV surveillance system is one of Uganda’s largest public security technology investments.
The network was expanded following a series of high-profile assassinations, terrorist threats and urban crime incidents that prompted the government to strengthen electronic surveillance capabilities.
Thousands of cameras have since been installed across Kampala and other major urban centres, feeding into a central command and monitoring system used by security agencies for crime prevention, intelligence gathering and investigations.
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Huawei has played a major role in the development of the system, which government officials have repeatedly credited with helping solve criminal cases and improve urban security.
The project has cost the government hundreds of billions of shillings since its inception and remains a cornerstone of Uganda’s national security infrastructure.
Officials return to office
The reinstatement of Musanyufu and Wunyi effectively brings to a close months of uncertainty surrounding the management of the CCTV maintenance contract.
Their return is expected to restore continuity within the Ministry of Internal Affairs as government continues efforts to modernise security systems and strengthen public surveillance capabilities.
Neither Musanyufu nor Wunyi had publicly commented on the decision by the time of publication.
