SOROTI, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has ordered the interdiction of three Soroti University officials for allegedly causing financial loss of UGX 464,693,000 to the institution. The officials are Robert Magemeso, the Bursar, Abdallah Oyare Shaban, the Deputy Secretary, and Francis Elyebu, the Principal Estates Officer. …
Read More »Deputy IGG suggests disbanding District Service Commissions in corruption fight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector of Government General (IGG), Dr. Patricia Achan Okiria, has called for the disbanding of District Service Commissions due to widespread corruption, especially in allocation of government jobs. In an exclusive interview with Uganda Radio Network (URN), Dr. Achan expressed grave concerns …
Read More »Museveni: No bail to the corrupt
Kyakwanzi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Museveni says corruption can easily be defeated if the judiciary does not grant bail to the corrupt. “We should easily defeat the corruption. The only support we need from the Judiciary is no bail for those accused of murder, treason, terrorism, rape, defilement, corruption …
Read More »Junior civil servants tell IGG why they are reluctant to report corruption cases
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Junior civil servants have told the IGG Beti Olive Namisango Kamya-Turomwe that they are reluctant to report cases of corruption due to dependence on tokens received from their superiors. In the ongoing campaign to tackle corruption within government institutions, the IGG, during a meeting …
Read More »IGG arrests 10 officials for allegedly causing financial loss of shs 1.2billion
Bugiri, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has apprehended Ezaruku Kazimiro, the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Madi Okollo District, on allegations of embezzling Shillings 1.2 billion from the Bugiri District Local Government during the 2020/2021 financial year. Kazimiro’s arrest occurred alongside that of five departmental heads, the …
Read More »IGG seeks time to respond to Kitutu’s contested charges
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government has requested additional time to respond to an amended application from Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu, seeking the dismissal of new charges accusing her of causing a financial loss of 1.5 billion Shillings. The case, in which Kitutu lists the …
Read More »Court issues criminal summons against Kitutu
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala has issued criminal summons against Karamoja Affairs Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu Kimono requiring her to appear in court next month and be charged with causing government financial loss of 1.5 billion shillings. The summons were issued against her by the …
Read More »Kitutu goes to court to challenge Beti Kamya summons
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister for Karamoja Affairs Mary Gorreti Kimono has petitioned the Anti-Corruption Court in Kampala challenging summons issued by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG). The IGG, Beti Kamya had summoned the Minister to provide information in respect to the management of supplementary funds that …
Read More »Manpower Audit: Police numbers down by 2,000
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The recent manpower audit ordered by the Inspector General of Police Martin Ochola, has seen police force numbers countrywide drop by close to 2,000. A senior police officer who preferred anonymity to speak freely said the recent audits revealed that many police officers have …
Read More »Shadow cabinet punches holes in IGG’s Annual Performance Reports
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Shadow Cabinet has described the Bi-Annual Performance Reports by the Inspectorate of Government– IG to Parliament as ‘abysmal’ and disproportionate compared to the funding appropriated to it by Parliament. This comes a few days after the IGG, Beti Kamya Turwomwe submitted a 74-page performance …
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