Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Anti-Corruption Court Grade One Magistrate Patricia Amoko Thursday ordered both the Inspectorate of Government, and the Defence lawyers in the Corruption case against a Nakawa Court Grade Two Magistrate Agnes Napiyo, to put their houses in order and come back to Court on March 16, …
Read More »THIS WEEK: IGG releases report as anti-corruption week ends
THIS WEEK: IGG releases report as anti-corruption week ends Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a press conference held at Uganda Media Center on December 04, the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Irene Mulyagonja revealed that corruption levels had increased especially in local government and in the police. Explaining …
Read More »Museveni’s gold dealer in trouble
Belgian in alleged US$1bn scam Kampala, Uganda | HAGGAI MATSIKO | President Yoweri Museveni commissioned it on Feb.20 amidst pomp and celebration, but just nine months later African Gold Refinery (AGR) has run into big trouble. Its Belgian owner, Alain Goetz, has been uncovered as a dealer in so-called “conflict or blood …
Read More »IGG asked to investigate wealth of BOU official
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | A concerned citizen on Wednesday petitioned the office of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) asking for investigations into the wealth of a Bank of Uganda (BOU) official. Denis Nyombi a lawyer from Denis Nyombi & Co. Advocates said he is seeking the IGG’s …
Read More »Kayihura wants land probe to act tough on Govt bodies
Land probe: IGP Kayihura wants government agencies ‘crucified’ over property saga Kampala, Uganda | JULIUS BUSINGE | The Inspector General of Police Gen. Kale Kayihura has demanded that the ongoing land commission of inquiry interrogate government agencies named in the illegal sale and demolition of a building on plot 60-62, Aldina Road in Jinja …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Former UNRA bosses face new IGG probe
THIS WEEK: Former UNRA bosses face new IGG probe The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has kicked off a new investigation into the misconduct of former managers at Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA). IGG Justice Irene Mulyagonja said her office would use the report by a commission of inquiry into …
Read More »Court frustrated by two-year wait for Katosi road witness
The Anti-Corruption Court has given the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) a last adjournment to either call their last witness in the Mukono- Katosi road saga trial against Minister Abraham Byandala and others, or close the prosecution case and let court decide whether the accused persons have a corruption case to …
Read More »IGG, Chief Justice differ on fighting corruption
The Inspector General of Government Justice Faith Mulyagonja and the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe are embroiled in a disagreement over how to tackle a vice that is crippling the public sector in Uganda. A few weeks back, while making remarks at the Annual Law Conference at Imperial Beach Hotel Entebbe, …
Read More »ANALYSIS: Corruption’s changing face
Top government officials reveal new powerful syndicates On Dec.09, Uganda joined the rest of the world to mark the International Anti- Corruption day when countries around the world recommit to playing their part in the fight against corruption. In Uganda, it was a week-long cocktail of activities including outreaches and …
Read More »IGG Mulyagonja launches new five year strategic plan
With the Pensions scam and the Katosi Road scandal as high pro- file corruption cases that come to mind, Irene Mulyagonja, the Inspector General of Government, recently told her staff to ‘tighten their belts’ as Uganda now faces a new form of corruption that requires innovative strategies to deal with …
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