Parliament committee questions digital number plate contractor over revenue losses and slow rollout

According to the Daily Monitor, officials of Joint Stock Company Global Security, the Russian-based maker of digital number plates under the Intelligent Transport Monitoring System, appeared before Parliament's Committee on Physical Infrastructure. Committee chairperson Mwine Mpaka said daily plate output had dropped and some upcountry centres had suspended issuance, while the probe concerns reported revenue losses of at least Shs4 billion weekly. The company's project manager said it installs about 1,500 plates a day on average, and the committee asked Uganda Revenue Authority for details of revenue losses.