Government is set to train and equip 3000 Police Officers with Closed-circuit television (CCTV) management skills to handle the ongoing national safe city CCTV project.
The Shs60 billion project is supposed to help police to track criminals, started on July 16, is being rolled out in phases. Over 3230 cameras are expected to be placed in Kampala metropolitan areas which cover the biggest percentage of Uganda’s population.
All the action will be in Kikwandwa military facility in Kakiri, Wakiso district where a multi-billion ultra-technology facility is being constructed which began with a construction of an ICT Centre.
Early this month president Yoweri Museveni inspected CCTV project at Nateete Police Station in Kampala where he revealed that with the installation of cameras, the problem of urban insecurity perpetuated by armed assassins riding boda-bodas will soon be solved.
According to CP Yusuf Sewanyana, Deputy Director Information Communication Technology, about 3000 monitoring agents in different categories like operators, traffic, field officers, command and control, technical engineers, computer scientists and technicians will be trained to manage the day to day operations of the system and its maintenance.
“We shall train specialists in power management, video analysis, artificial intelligence, machine language,” Sewanyana said.
He noted that some officers are already receiving practical training in installing equipment in data centers, aligning fibers, installing monitor walls and cameras.
Speaking to some trainees at Natete Police Station, AIGP Haruna Isabirye, Director Human Resource Development said, officers have to be committed if the national CCTV project is to be a success.
“Grasping the objectives of this project, understand the concept and be committed, it’s a multiplier effect where these machines will help us in easy policing and fighting against crime, investigations , response detect and prevent crime, “He said, adding that they should be competent and have good attitude to manage the system.
Installation of cameras is proceeded by the gruesome killings of people that was recently exhibited in the country.