Every vehicle and motorcycle in Uganda must now carry a digital number plate, at up to Shs714,300. In five years, the project has never been audited. This month, Parliament heard four different figures for what it costs, the Attorney General said the contract contradicts Ugandan law, and MPs learned the plate itself can’t be tracked.
Uganda’s Digital Number Plates Scandal Explained
Uganda’s digital number plate project, costing motorists up to Shs714,300, faces serious questions over transparency, accountability and legality. Five years without an audit, four conflicting cost estimates, a controversial contract and doubts about tracking capabilities raise concerns about how the deal was awarded, whether it…
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