The implementation of the Inspectorate of Government Organisational Development Assessment is in the second phase with the training of members of staff who are eligible to apply for the role of Manager.

While addressing the members, the Deputy IGG, Ms Mariam Wangadya informed them that restructuring was part and parcel of business in any organisation as it removes bottlenecks of performance. She noted that the success of an organisation depends on the people therefore placing people in the right place and identifying the right competence was important for the growth of any institution.

She said the assessment for the role of director was concluded successfully and the IG Appointments Board and Management was committed and determined to conclude the process successfully while ensuring transparency, fairness and timely feedback as well as ensuring the process is thorough and that they are determined to get the best out of it.

The Deputy IGG appreciated the Secretary to the Inspectorate of Government, Mrs Rose Kafeero for ensuring that the process was smooth and wished the members success.

She guided that in conducting the exercise, it is important to keep in mind the organisation’s purpose. The process will help to address the concerns of His Excellency President Yoweri Museveni on the performance of the institution, by matching the performance and the job specification.

The Secretary to the Inspectorate of Government thanked the members for attending the training and requested them to be attentive and understand what was required of them to have successful applications as well as assessment. She reiterated the commitment of management to the whole exercise.

Members of Pawor Community received an Ambulance donated by Father Acora Kalbert to transport the sick especially expectant mothers to Pawor Health Centre. This was a result of the monitoring visit conducted by Community Monitoring Group Members (CMGs) who established that the members of the community were not accessing health services because of lack of transport.

The Social Accountability Training for CMGs in Pawor Sub County in Madi Okollo was conducted by the Inspectorate of Government in October 2019. After the training, CMGs organized a monitoring visit to Pawor Health Centre III where they discovered that the most pressing challenge in the community was transport. This area is far away from Arua Hospital, Nebbi Hospital and Pakwach Health Centre IV. There was no Ambulance at the facility and expectant mothers had lost lives in the process of looking for a means of transportation.

Reverend Father Acora Kalbert who hails from the Sub County donated a Land Cruiser ambulance to the Health Centre which is now being used for referral purposes.

The Communities resolved to register all households in the area to make a contribution of UGX 20,000 each to facilitate the driver and fuel annually, since the driver is not on any payroll.

The Former Head Teacher of Kisubba Primary School, Bundibugyo District, Eliphaz Mugenyi, was charged by the Inspectorate of Government for Causing financial Loss of UGX 16,855,296 and Abuse of Office. He appeared at the Anti-Corruption Court and pleaded not guilty.

Mugenyi is believed to have misappropriated UGX 16,855,296 out of UGX 87,000,000 which the school received from Ministry of Education and Sports meant for construction of a two-classroom block, two 5 stance VIP latrines and procurement of 40 three seater desks.

Mugenyi appeared before His Worship Albert Asiimwe and was granted interim bail because his sureties were not substantial. He was asked to deposit his original National Identity Card.

Cyrus Mawano is leading the prosecution. The investigation was conducted by the IG’s Fort Portal Regional Office.

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IG statement on COVID-19

The Inspectorate of Government in collaboration with Mid-Western Region Anti-Corruption Coalition (MIRAC) is training Political Leaders at all levels on their role in the fight against corruption to ensure their renewed commitment to fight the vice in their communities.

This is in line with its constitutional mandate, which is “to stimulate public awareness about the values of constitutionalism in general and the activities of its office in particular, through any media and other means it considers appropriate”.

The purpose of the training was to: Sensitize local leaders on the role of the IG and the Public in the fight against corruption; empower local leaders to detect, prevent and report corruption related cases and how to access information and monitor community projects.

The trainings have taken place in Kakumiro and Rubanda Districts. Plans are underway to have similar trainings in the Eastern and Northern regions of Uganda.

Five districts in Ankole sub region have pledged to support the Inspectorate of Government’s initiative to scale up the Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption (TAAC) component in all Government projects. The districts include Ibanda, Isingiro, Kiruhura, Mbarara and Ntungamo.

The initiative, supported by DANIDA, is aimed at empowering people at village level to effectively and continuously monitor all government projects with the aim of improving service delivery at the grass roots.

To garner support for the initiative, the Deputy Inspector General of Government, Mariam Wangadya, met district leaders and community members from the five districts and implored them to continuously monitor Government projects and report any cases of corruption.

DIGG's remarks

The initiative will facilitate the selection and training of 4464 Community Monitoring Group (CMG) members in the five districts. These will monitor government projects in their respective villages. Armed with contacts of the various leaders and the Inspectorate of Government (IG), the CMGs will report any cases of mismanagement or corruption.

The IG is partnering with renowned Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the sub region in the implementation of TAAC by engaging citizens. These include Agency for Cooperation in Research and Development (ACORD) operating in Mbarara and Kiruhura, Justice is Right (JIAR) in Ibanda, South Western Institute for Policy and Advocacy (SOWIPA) in Ntungamo and Western Ankole Civil Society Forum (WASCOF) in Isingiro.

The district leaders welcomed the initiative, admitting that resources available to them are inadequate for effective monitoring of government projects. They urged the IG to do more sensitisation especially through radio talk shows.

Later when funds permit, the same programme will be rolled out to the 7 remaining districts of Buhweju, Bushenyi, Kazo, Mitooma, Sheema, Rubirizi and Rwampara to cover the entire Ankole sub region.

The rolling out of TAAC to the rest of the country follows its successful implementation by the IG in the NUSAF 2 project in the greater northern, eastern and Bunyoro sub regions.

The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has arrested the former Town Clerk of Kamwenge Town Council, Mathew Tumushabe Atwiine, for misappropriation of UGX 4,450,000 (Four million four hundred thousand only).

Atwiine has been charged with one count of Embezzlement contrary to Section 19 of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009 and an Alternative Count of Causing Financial Loss contrary to Section 20(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2009.

The funds had been earmarked for the purchase of office furniture for the office of the Town Clerk for Kamwenge Town Council.

The Anti-Corruption Court convicted John Baptist Mubiru on all the counts of embezzlement and abuse of office. Mubiru was the Senior Assistant Town Clerk, Najjembe Division in Lugazi Municipal Council.

He was sentenced to fine of UGX4.5m or two years imprisonment on Count One and to a fine of UGX3.6m or two years imprisonment on count 2, to run concurrently.

He was further ordered to refund UGX31,864,400 to Government within one year or either imprisonment or payment of the above fines. He had no money and was accordingly taken to Luzira.

Mubiru embezzled the above funds which were meant for road rehabilitation and office renovation, when he approved the payment to Stegeo Development Association and later ordered them to transfer the funds to his account.

The company was not pre-qualified for road construction nor were they even registered for such execution.

The Inspectorate of Government arrested Mr. Fred Kiwanuka, a Settlement Commandant on Mission to Bidi-Bidi Refugees Camp, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).

Kiwanuka appeared at the Anti-Corruption Court on Tuesday, 14th January, 2020. He took a plea and was remanded until Tuesday, 28th January, 2020.

Court also issued criminal summons to Robert Baryamwesigwa, a Settlement Bidi-Bidi Refugees Camp, Office of the Prime Minister.

The duo is charged with 8 counts of Money Laundering, Corruption and Abuse of office.

Details in the Charge Sheet below:

Charge sheet

The Inspectorate of Government (IG), Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) through their respective mandates and collaboratively, have over the years carried out carious interventions in the fight against corruption and maladministration that have impacted the citizens of Uganda and other stakeholders.

The benefits realised are not only in the delivery of government services but have also had far reaching impact on the citizenry of Uganda.

Some of the stories highlighting the impact of the three agencies are documented below:

Impact Stories