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Museveni orders Shs26bn payment to Dealan Associates over police CCTV maintenance dispute

Corruption & Abuse of Office Disputed Uganda (national) Aug 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 1/5

After a State House meeting with Dealan Associates, the Uganda Police Force, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Huawei and ISO, President Museveni directed that Dealan be paid Shs26 billion following a technical audit that found its CCTV maintenance works complete, according to ChimpReports. Internal Affairs and police officials had earlier said only about 59% of the works were done. Museveni also told the Solicitor General to engage Dealan on interest and damages and warned officials against demanding kickbacks from contractors.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Disputed: Dealan said it completed the contract and held a police completion certificate, while Internal Affairs and police officials had argued only about 59% of the works were executed; the new audit reportedly found the works complete.

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