By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda Updated at 1751 EAT on Sunday 13 July 2025

Police have launched an investigation into alleged acts of vandalism targeting the national CCTV camera network by political candidates ahead of the 2026 general elections.

A senior officer from the police ICT directorate said investigators suspect some political candidates may have unknowingly placed campaign posters on fibre-optic cables, disrupting the national CCTV network in several areas.

“We suspect that these politicians unknowingly erected their posters on these fibre cables, which have disconnected police CCTV cameras in various areas. We are now searching for these politicians to warn them,” the officer said.

According to a report from Kampala North ICT officers, the damage and disconnections were traced to campaign posters placed along fibre-optic cable routes in the Kazo-Angola Zone.

“This damage and disconnections resulted from campaign posters in Kazo-Angola Zone, which were erected where the fibre cable passes. The scene was documented, and the posters were recovered and exhibited. No arrests [were] made,” the report stated.

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