Abstract:
This study investigated the role of District Security
Committees in the oversight of private security companies
in Uganda to contribute to ways through which private public security provision can be enhanced for sustainable
security and development. Using Wakiso and Kampala as
case studies, the study relied on a qualitative approach
based on key informant in-depth interviews involving
members of District Security Committees, private
security company supervisors, supervisors at police
headquarters in charge of private security organization
and private security services contractors and members to
analyze the mechanisms and challenges District Security Committees face in the oversight of private security
companies.
Description:
The study found out that although there is an adequate
legal and regulatory framework that empowers District
Security Committees to monitor the activities of private
security companies recruitment, training, and deployments; many members of the district security
committees were not fully aware of the current regulations
hence undermining effective oversight of private security
companies.
