Is the law catching up with power infrastructure vandals?

As Uganda tightens its response to attacks on critical electricity infrastructure, the law is sending a stern warning to offenders: damaging power installations can go beyond vandalism and, depending on the intent and circumstances, amount to terrorism.

The law was amended to treat deliberate attacks on critical utility infrastructure, including power lines, transmission pylons and transformers, as acts of terrorism under Section 7(2) of the Anti-Terrorism Act, 2002, where they are intended to intimidate the public, influence the Government or cause significant economic damage.