Kampala, Uganda | URN | Parliament’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Chris Obore Ariko, has petitioned the High Court in Kampala seeking to be released on bail as he awaits trial. Obore and other employees of the Parliamentary Commission are facing corruption and money laundering arising from …
Read More »How Chris Obore used drivers’ IDs in Shs675 million accountability scam
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The Kachumbala Drivers and Loaders Association has petitioned the Inspector General of Government (IGG), alleging that more than 675 million Shillings in public funds was fraudulently accounted for using the identities of its members. In a petition dated July 2, 2026, the association claims that …
Read More »Arrest of Parliament officials sparks calls for wider accountability
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The arrest and remand of seven senior Parliament officials on corruption-related charges has attracted a mixed reaction. Some politicians, activists and members of the public welcomed the development, while others urged that the IGG should cast her net wider to catch the …
Read More »Former IGG Beti Kamya loses defamation case against Miria Matembe
Kampala, Uganda | URN | The High Court in Kampala has dismissed a defamation suit filed by former Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Kamya against former Ethics Minister Dr. Miria Matembe. In a judgment delivered by Civil Division Judge Bonny Isaac Teko, the court held that Kamya failed to prove …
Read More »SURVEY: Ugandan job seekers pay up to Shs50 million in bribes
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Members of District Service Commissions account for nearly a third of all bribe solicitations in local government recruitment, the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) has found. The finding is contained in a 2018–2022 survey that tracked corruption patterns in district-level hiring, with bribes reportedly ranging from UGX …
Read More »Activists petition IGG over Anita Among alleged wealth declaration
Kampala, Uganda | URN | A group of lawyers and activists has petitioned the Inspector General of Government (IGG), seeking a comprehensive investigation into the outgoing Speaker of Parliament, Anita Annet Among, for an alleged breach of the Leadership Code Act. The petition, filed and received by the Inspectorate’s Central …
Read More »IGG’s impromptu field visits rattling Uganda’s corrupt cartels
COMMENT | OBED K KATUREEBE | When President Yoweri Museveni appointed Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala as Inspector General of Government (IGG) in October 2025, most Ugandans asked, ‘Who is Justice Aisha Naluzze Bataala?’ This was not because she was less qualified, but little was known of her because …
Read More »IGG warns officials on non-compliance to Wealth Declaration
Arua, Uganda | URN | The Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG), Dr Patricia Okiria, has warned that public officers and leaders who fail to declare their wealth by the end of April will be dragged to the Leadership Code Tribunal to answer a case of violating the Leadership Code …
Read More »IGG orders Jinja Southern Division Mayor to refund funds
Jinja, Uganda | URN | The Inspector General Of Government has directed the outgoing Jinja Southern Division mayor Nasser Ashiraf and 21 other staff to refund sh33.7 million that they irregularly received in the form of allowances. According to the IGG, the money was meant to facilitate supervision of different government …
Read More »IGG launches wealth declaration exercise
Kampala, Uganda | URN | Public servants across Uganda have been given one month to declare their income, assets, and liabilities in a renewed push by the Inspectorate of Government to strengthen transparency and curb corruption. The exercise, launched on Wednesday at the Prime Minister’s Office in Kampala, requires all public …
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