KAMPALA-Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure has confirmed that Uganda’s Digital Number Plate System is capable of tracking vehicles,
This after Members of Parliament visited the Police Command Centre in Naguru for a practical demonstration.
The committee, led by Chairperson Mwine Mpaka the Mbarara City South MP, visited the centre on Friday to verify the system’s security and vehicle-tracking capabilities following concerns raised during recent hearings over its effectiveness, production capacity and implementation.
The Director of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for the Uganda Police Force Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIGP) Felix Baryamwisaki had told the committee that security agencies had tracked and recovered 337 of 375 stolen vehicles, representing a 90 per cent recovery rate.
However, MPs wanted to verify the claims beyond the figures presented during parliamentary hearings.
At Naguru, Police officials led by Inspector General of Police Abasi Byakagaba demonstrated how the system identifies and tracks vehicles.
The committee also brought its own vehicle number plates and requested that they be tracked rather than relying on a prepared demonstration.
The MPs were shown the live locations of the vehicles, demonstrating how the technology can support police investigations and vehicle recovery.
“Yes, indeed, we have established that cars and motorbikes can be tracked. The issue of digital number plates is clearly important. We just need to see how we can improve the system,” Mpaka said.
Byakagaba said the system was already helping Police in investigations.
“As far as I am concerned, the system is working, and it is giving us solutions in our investigation,” he said.
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