Suspected spies on Thursday night opened the head offices of the Democratic Party (DP) and stole party computers suspected to contain vital party information on party funding, cohorts in the diaspora, and communications from NRM members to DP and Vice versa.

The legal advisor of DP Mukasa Mbidde says that the party members suspect that the thugs’ interest was not in stealing the computers but in the information that was stored in the computers. Police investigations into the matter have started and the party suspects that the suspects will be arrested.

One of the computers stolen belonged to the party president, Norbert Mao. Mbidde says that the good information is that the party has a backup of the information that was stolen.

 He says that the stolen information will not cause great impact on the daily management of DP affairs because whatever was stolen is in the party backup system.

Asked whether the party doesn’t have security at the headquarters, Mbidde said the guard could have been asleep or part of the deal. The police have already interrogated the guard, Issa Muwonge and the party has suspended him indefinitely.

By Walakira Nyanzi