Government officials admit high traffic fines help pay back Russian contractors who built speed cameras. Joint Stock Company Global Security invested 275 million dollars into Electronic Penalty System equipment. The 10-year contract promises 3.2 trillion shillings total revenue from motorist penalties. Security Minister Jim Muhwezi designed the deal that tracks cars through digital number plates. Russian companies receive 43 percent of all money collected from traffic violations.
Project delays pushed the system two years behind original schedule according to ministry sources. Officials raised penalty amounts to catch up with projected earnings from speed violations. Workers must pay contractors every three months under contract terms. Opposition leader Joel Ssenyonyi wrote letters complaining about excessive fines for drivers. Former police spokesman Asan Kasingye refuses to follow traffic officers at junctions.
Drivers complain about missing speed limit signs and confusing road markings across Uganda. Social media users criticize the system as money-making rather than safety improvement. Internal Affairs officials question whether contractors really invested promised funding amounts. Traffic police consider lowering penalties after public anger about expensive tickets. Government targets 344 billion shillings within three months to meet payment deadlines.
Project delays pushed the system two years behind original schedule according to ministry sources. Officials raised penalty amounts to catch up with projected earnings from speed violations. Workers must pay contractors every three months under contract terms. Opposition leader Joel Ssenyonyi wrote letters complaining about excessive fines for drivers. Former police spokesman Asan Kasingye refuses to follow traffic officers at junctions.
Drivers complain about missing speed limit signs and confusing road markings across Uganda. Social media users criticize the system as money-making rather than safety improvement. Internal Affairs officials question whether contractors really invested promised funding amounts. Traffic police consider lowering penalties after public anger about expensive tickets. Government targets 344 billion shillings within three months to meet payment deadlines.
