Deputy IGG Vows Tough Action Against Jinja City Clerk Over Diversion Of Funds
July 4, 2025
The Deputy Inspector General
of Government, Mrs. Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, on 3rd July,
2025, revealed that she would take action against the City Clerk of Jinja City,
Mr. Edward Lwanga over diversion of funds.
Mrs. Muhairwe made the
revelation during a spot-check to assess the level of progress on the
construction of Uganda Railways Seed Secondary School.
Mr. Lwanga allegedly diverted
UGX 950M out of UGX 1Billion, to the Southern Division to among others pay
allowance arrears for councillors, and spend on other unrelated
activities without accountability or even authorisation from the Ministry of
Finance, Planning and Economic Development as required by the law.
The money had been remitted
by the gov’t to pay Kiru General Services, the contractor constructing Uganda
Railways Seed Secondary School.
“Mr. Lwanga must answer for
the diversion of the funds and breaching the trust placed in him by the people
and the government,” she said.
Mr. Lwanga said that he
diverted the money to save it from court bailiffs who had threatened to attach
the City’s account over unpaid pension arrears.