Several senior cops, some at the level of directors within the Uganda Police Force, are not happy after missing out on vehicles that were allegedly procured for their directorates, Red Pepper has exclusively learnt. Highly placed sources told Red Pepper that between 2021 and 2024, the Uganda Police Force budgeted and set aside funds to procure 21 Toyota Land Cruiser Prado vehicles for various directorates. Due to the security-sensitive nature of the procurement, the vehicles reportedly qualified for tax exemptions, with each unit budgeted at approximately Shs240 million. Sources indicate that the supply contract was allegedly awarded to a Kampala-based motor vehicle dealership located along in Kansanga. The company is known for importing both brand-new and used vehicles for government agencies, organizations and private clients. However, information from a whistleblower now alleges that only 17 of the 21 Prado vehicles were actually supplied to the Uganda Police Force, despite claims...

President Museveni has directed leaders of veterans’ associations to convene for a comprehensive audit of more than 231 billion shillings disbursed over the years to support veterans’ wealth-creation initiatives. The directive was issued during this year’s virtual Liberation Day commemorations at State House, Nakasero. Museveni said the meeting would establish how the funds distributed since 2008 have been utilized and whether the intended beneficiaries received the support that the government allocated to them. According to the President, the planned review will revisit resolutions reached during a 2009 meeting with veterans’ leaders, where the government agreed to provide five million shillings to each recognized liberation war leader and his spouse. The meeting also agreed that each of the cadres that contributed to the struggle should be allocated 1.5 million shillings each. The President said the exercise is intended to determine how much each category of beneficiary received and whether the programme...