CCTV Links Stolen Parliament Gym Equipment to BOU Theft Suspects

After reviewing CCTV footage, police have linked suspects in the recent Bank of Uganda break-in to an earlier theft at the parliamentary gym dating back to 2024.  

A break-in occurred on the night of May 4, 2026, at the Bank of Uganda headquarters on Plot 45, Kampala Road, near City Square. At least seven high-end laptops were stolen. Following the break-in, operatives from the Crime Intelligence unit arrested at least nine counterterrorism police officers. 

The accused security personnel included Sgt. Amone Joseph, PC Ouma Wilson, PC Omach Thomas, PC Mungusho Shafic, PC Oryono Brian, Alex Onduri, Solomon Orache, and Morish Ocen. They were charged and remanded in connection with the incident at one of the country’s most heavily guarded financial institutions.

But security personnel also apprehended four other suspects: Boaz Kule Michael, 19, a casual worker from Wabigalo Zone in Makindye Division; Kabuya Ramadhan alias Rama, 27, a bus conductor; Rubangakene Isaac alias Izoo, a mobile phone accessories dealer; and Oedo Jorem Jude, 43, a computer technician from Kyengera Town Council in Wakiso District.

Kampala Metropolitan Deputy Police Spokesperson Luke Owoyesigyire stated that following the charging of the suspects, investigations and CCTV footage analysis linked them to a separate break-in and theft of gym equipment at Parliament in 2024.

“Investigations established that on 23rd June 2024, a television set and JBL loud speaker were stolen from the Parliamentary Gym. During interrogation, Kule Boaz confessed to committing the theft and revealed the identities of his accomplices. Owoyesigyire stated.

Subsequent police operations led to the arrest of Kamulegeya Amiri alias Musilamu and Balyejusa Faluku. During a search of Balyejusa Faluku’s home in Namasuba, officers recovered a JBL loudspeaker believed to be part of the stolen property.

“When Kule Boaz was arraigned, investigators said they had reviewed CCTV footage showing how suspects broke into the Parliament gym two years ago. The footage linked him to that earlier case of office break-in and theft at Parliament. Efforts to recover the remaining exhibits are ongoing,” Owoyesigyire said.
 

The suspects are expected to be arraigned before the City Hall Chief Magistrate’s Court on charges of office break-in and theft. Investigations into the break-ins at the two most heavily guarded locations are ongoing, and authorities are pursuing everyone believed to have facilitated them.

The break-in at Bank of Uganda was widely seen as a major security lapse,  which raised concerns about trust and internal controls at the Bank of Uganda. Critics said the breach exposed “disturbing weaknesses” in one of the country’s most secure facilities, after the robbers spent nearly three hours inside undetected. 

Others argued the burglars had inside help, citing the method of entry and theft of specific high-end laptops. They allege the break-in could have been staged to destroy sensitive information.