Lady Justice, Faith Mwondha

a) Mrs Justice Faith Mwondha was appointed the new Inspector General of Government replacing Jotham Tumwesigye in 2005. Justice Faith Mwondha has served in several capacities both in local and international arena.

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The Present Deputy Inspector General of Government is Mr. Raphael Baku

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The Department is also charged with the procurement and maintenance of equipment and other material resources. It is also responsible for the co-ordination of contacts with collaborating institutions and agencies such as the Police, the office of Auditor General, Inspectorates of Public Service and the Ministries of Local Government and Education among others. The Department is also responsible for handling the Inspectorates relations with foreign agencies.

The Secretary to the Inspectorate of Government is deputised by an Under Secretary, who is assisted by the Principal Assistant Secretaries and Senior Assistant Secretary.

There are four units within the Department: Accounts, Administration, Personnel, and Information and Internal Inspection headed by a Senior Accountant, Principal Assistant Secretary, Senior Personnel Officer and Senior Principal Inspectorate Officer respectively.

There are presently a total of 39 technical staff, 6 secretaries, 11 office attendants, 2 Telephone operators, 4 police orderlies and 14 drivers working in the Department.

Mr. James Penywi
Director of Operations

1. Directorate of Operations

The Directorate is charged with the responsibility of conducting investigations into cases of corruption in public office in Uganda including those committed by political leaders and other high ranking officers. These include Ministers, Members of Parliament, Permanent Secretaries, Judges, Managing Directors of Public Corporations, District Chairmen, Chief Executive Officers, Resident District Commissioners and District Education Officers. Such high profile cases prosecuted are bound to act as a deterrent to lower level public officials.

The Directorate is responsible for carrying out arrests and it is also charged with the duty of verifying the award of public tenders and procurement especially those with a foreign element and carrying out inspections of key Institutions prone to corruption.

The Directorate is headed by a Director, who is supposed to report to one of the Deputy Inspector Generals of Government. Since there is only one Deputy Inspector General of Government at the moment, the Director currently reports directly to the Inspector General of Government. The present Director is Mr. James Penywi

2. Directorate of Legal Affairs

The Directorate is charged with the responsibility for all legal matters in the Department. The head of the Directorate co-ordinates all matters of legal nature in the Inspectorate of Government. The Directorate also prosecutes cases of corruption on behalf of the Inspector General of Government and all its officers are practicing advocates.

The Directorate is also charged with the responsibility of the addressing complaints of administrative injustice and spearheads the Inspectorate of Government's role as the Ombudsman of the Republic of Uganda.

The Directorate is headed by a Director, who is supposed to report to one of the Deputy Inspector Generals of Government. Since there is only one Deputy Inspector General of Government at the moment, the Director currently reports directly to the Inspector General of Government. The present Director is Ms. Elizabeth Musoke.

3. Directorate of Education and Prevention of Corruption

The Directorate is charged with the responsibility of conducting education and public awareness programmes about the evils of corruption, soliciting public support against corruption and carrying out training programmes for staff of the Inspectorate of Government.

The Directorate is also charged with the duty of carrying out research into systems and policies of government departments and public organizations with a view to identify the weaknesses that may be conducive to corrupt practices.

The Directorate is headed by a Director, who is supposed to report to one of the Deputy Inspector Generals of Government. Since there is only one Deputy Inspector General of Government at the moment, the Director currently reports directly to the Inspector General of Government. The present Director is Mr. J.J. Rwereza

4. Directorate of Regional Offices and Follow Up

The Directorate was set up to coordinate, appraise and guide the activities of Regional Offices and Follow Up the Inspectorate workload with the aim of improving efficiency effectiveness and quick service delivery. The Directorate investigates cases received from the various Regional Offices. It follows up recommendations made by the Inspectorate both at the Head Office and at the Regional offices to ensure that they are implemented both internally and externally.

The Directorate also establishes how cases referred to other agencies have been handled and whether the complainants are satisfied with the results. It also establishes how cases are being handled internally within the Inspectorate with a view to disposing of these cases expeditiously. A database has been established to monitor the way cases are handled. The Directorate also effectively links the complainants with the officer(s) handling their complaints so that they are able to get information regarding the progress of their cases. It also monitors and produces monthly reports on the performance of the Inspectorate of Government to enable proper evaluation.

The Directorate is headed by a Director, who reports to the Deputy Inspector General of Government. The present Director is Mr. Muzamil Abon.

Regional offices

5. Directorate of Leadership Code

The Directorate is charged with the responsibility of enforcing the Leadership Code of Conduct, which was enacted in 2002.

The Leadership Code 1992 was repealed by the Leadership Code Act, 2002 which commended on the 12th July 2002.

The Code requires specified officers (leaders) to declare their incomes, assets, and liabilities, and those of their spouces and children and dependants under 18 years. Submission of the written Declarations by leaders is within three months after one becomes a leader and thereafter every two years in the month of March.

The Code also provides for a minimum standard of behaviour and conduct for leaders by prohibiting conduct that is likely to compromise the honesty, impartiality and integrity of leaders, or conduct that is likely to lead to corruption in public affairs; or conduct which is detrimental to the public good or welfare or good governance.
Prohibited conduct includes conflict of interest, abuse of public property, inside trading, gifts, nepotism, misuse of official position, etc.

It also provides for an effective enforcement mechanism. Penalties for no compliance include dismissal, making good the loss, forfeiture of assets, disqualification from holding any public office for a period of five years etc.

The leaders covered by the Leadership Code Act are in its second schedule. They are elective and appointive and include the President, Ministers, Judges, Members of Parliament, officers in Police and Prisons, Heads of Departments in Central and Local Governments, District Councillors, leaders in public bodies, ambassadors, Army officers, etc. Currently they total about 17000 country wide and abroad.

Information on the Leadership Code Act 2002, and the Declaration of income, assets and liabilities form are accessible on the IGG web site.

The Inspectorate of Government was assigned the responsibility of enforcing the Code by Parliament in 1996 following the promulgation of the 1995 Constitution.

The Directorate is headed by a Director, who is supposed to report to one of the Deputy Inspector Generals of Government. Since there is only one Deputy Inspector General of Government at the moment, the Director currently reports directly to the Inspector General of Government. The present Director is Ms. Susan Bisharira.