Chinese ambassador to Uganda Zheng Zhu Qiang has denied allegations that a Chinese telecom giant, Huawei, is working with Ugandan security to spy on Opposition politicians in the country.
The report says Huawei experts are embedded within the security team offering technical support in hacking into the phone data of opposition political leaders, journalists, human rights activists and people the government deems a threat to it.
Speaking at the Chinese embassy in Kampala yesterday, Mr Zhu said the story is “a total fabrication” aimed at tarnishing the Chinese company’s reputation.
The story chronicled how Mr Maoming organised for the Ugandan officers internal trips within China and attended meetings where they were trained in IT to spy on Opposition politician Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, and other leaders by tapping into their phone communication to obstruct their political activities.
Mr Zhu said during the alleged period of the trip, Mr Maoming had taken his annual leave, but abandoned it. He said the diplomat did not travel to China in 2017 and instead spent his entire leave period in Kampala.
