Minister of Local Government Balaam Barugahara was shocked during an inspection in Pakwach District after learning that a kitchen at Panyimur Health Centre III had cost Shs350 million amid other signs of poor workmanship and alleged mismanagement.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit, working with CID, has arrested five Kisoro District Local Government officials, including the District Speaker and the Chairperson of the District Service Commission, over allegations of selling jobs.
The Inspector General of Government has ordered the interdiction of Uganda Registration Services Bureau Registrar General Mercy Kainobwisho and three other senior officials. The move follows a presidential directive for an audit into alleged financial impropriety at the agency.
Inspector General of Government Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala has directed the Clerk to Parliament to immediately interdict Chris Obore and six other senior officials currently facing corruption charges. The order takes effect while their cases remain before the Anti-Corruption Court.
“The three public officials were each sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and will not hold any public office for the next 10 years, while Atoo Rebecca was sentenced to one year in prison.” — Anti-Corruption Unit statement.
Ministers Balaam Barugahara and Justine Nameere's anti-corruption tour puts Ankole local leaders on the defensive as a viral video exposes friction over graft.
