Economic sabotage: Police crack down on multi-billion road construction theft syndicate in Kiboga
Police in Uganda's Kiboga District have dismantled a criminal syndicate responsible for stealing fuel and construction materials from a major road project. The operation led to the arrest of a key suspect and the recovery of significant quantities of stolen diesel and equipment.
Why it matters
Theft from public infrastructure projects causes significant financial losses and delays, undermining government efforts to improve national transportation networks.
What appears to be an entrenched criminal network feeding off the multi-billion-shilling Kampala–Kiboga–Kyankwanzi–Hoima road construction project has come under fresh police scrutiny after an intelligence-led operation uncovered a cache of siphoned fuel and stolen construction materials in Kiboga District.
The report is a straightforward account of a police operation based on official statements.
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