Attached are Inspectorate of Government cases in the Anti-Corruption Court this week from Monday, 11th to Friday, 15th September 2017.

Attached is a press statement from the Inspectorate of Government on the alleged abuse of office and embezzlement of funds by Mr. Moses Kisembo Bahemuka, former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Yumbe District.

“As a leader you must be humble. Without Humility a leader does not go far. It is the greatest virtue that a leader can have”. This is what the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Irene Mulyagonja Kakooza told the Inspectorate Officers at the end of a two week leadership training in Kyankwanzi.

The IGG officiated at the pass out of 79 Inspectorate Officers, staff of the Inspectorate of Government, who had undergone a two week training on leadership skills, investigating skills and self defense. The objective of the training was to enhance the leadership and technical skills of the Inspectorate Officers so that they execute their duties well. The arms and defensive skills would also help them defend themselves in the course of their work.

She noted that the lack of leadership skills was the cause of the many problems in various government institutions in Uganda. She said that being a manager and being a leader required different skills. She cautioned Ugandans against voting leaders who lacked the skills to lead. She said it had been her dream to have Inspectorate of Government staff trained and she was excited that it was now a reality.

On the training, the IGG challenged the participants to put what they had learnt into practice. She appealed to the participants to be more committed, diligent and efficient in performing their duties in order to take the Inspectorate of Government to greater heights. She thanked the organizers, Directorate of Education staff, the Director and facilitators of NALI and the participants for completing the training and the great work done.

The IGG, Ms Irene Mulyagonja Kakooza (centre), Director NALI, Brigadier David Kasura Kyomukaka (right) and Director for Education, Mr JJ Rwereeza (left), admiring the skills being exhibited by the Inspectorate Officers during their pass out at NALI.

Speaking at the closing ceremony, the Director of NALI, Brigadier David Kasura Kyomukama, said that the training was sufficient to help the IG staff to improve the fight against corruption. He congratulated the staff for their conduct and discipline during the training, and also for the change in attitude which they exhibited during the two weeks. He urged the participants to seek knowledge and advised them that a leader needs to continuously seek knowledge to be a good leader. He also advised them to share what they had learnt with those who had not been part of the training. He said: “do not stop learning and go and teach.” “Be part of those who will make the world better,” he added. Mr Rwereeza Jossy Jules, the Director for Education and Prevention of Corruption congratulated the participants for successfully completing the training. He thanked the IGG for prioritizing the training of the staff and said that this was going to have a great impact on how they will execute their duties.

After the training, the following staff were recognized and the IGG congratulated them. These were:

Byarugaba Kenneth Niwagaba – Best Overall

Mugisha Ruth – 2nd Best Overall

Best Female – Mugisha Ruth

Most Disciplined – Achili Elizabeth

Best in skills at Arms – Onyait Bernard

Attached are Inspectorate of Government cases in the Anti-Corruption Court this week from Monday, 3rd to Friday, 7th April 2017.

The IGG has extended the declaration period for 2017 from 31st March to 21st April 2017, to ensure that all leaders submit their declarations as required by law. Read the press release for details.

Attached are Inspectorate of Government cases in the Anti-Corruption Court this week from Monday, 20th to Friday, 24th February 2017.

The declaration of income assets and liabilities period 2017 was launched by H.E. Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda in Masaka District. As part of the launch, the Vice President joined the leaders of Masaka District to make his declaration to the IGG using the Inspectorate of Government Online Declaration System (IG-ODS).

Launching the exercise at Masaka Secondary School in Masaka Municipality, Hon. Ssekandi called upon members of the public to actively participate in the fight against corruption and maladministration.

He observed that ordinary citizens are the most affected when resources are plundered because they are denied access to basic services they are entitled to and further retained in poor living conditions.

“You are the eyes and ears in promoting good governance, when the resources are plundered by your leaders, community, family members, those you know or suspect, I urge you to report,” Ssekandi urged.

During the function attended by Masaka District and Municipality leaders, the Vice President reminded all leaders that the Leadership Code Act requires all the eligible leaders to declare their income, assets and liabilities, failure of which bears a heavy penalty.

He acknowledged that computer knowledge in the country is still a challenge, but urged especially elected leaders to rise above the challenge.

He also commended the Inspectorate of Government for the initiative and the efforts in fighting corruption and called upon all Government agencies to join the Inspector General of Government (IGG) in the crusade against corruption and maladministration.

The IGG Justice Irene Mulyagonja said the system is cheap, effective, efficient and convenient as one fills the forms online at their convenience from any location on the globe.

She also disclosed that Government in the process of setting up a tribunal that will handle leaders who breach the Leadership Code Act issues, including those who fail to declare their wealth or those who under declare.

This was a part of a strategy to mobilise leaders to start declaring to the IGG as required by law. All leaders are required to make their declarations by 31st March 2017.

The staff of IG Masaka Regional Office hosted the IGG to her maiden visit to the office. The staff of Masaka welcomed the IGG and the Regional Inspectorate Officer (RIO), Ms Nabirye Dinah made a brief presentation. The IGG Ms Irene Mulyagonja, congratulated the Masaka Office for the work being done and thanked them for the target to have prosecutable cases and focus on high profile cases. She urged the staff to clean up the case files in order to get rid of the cosmetic backlog.

The IGG encouraged the RIO to identify opportunities to educate the people of Masaka about the functions of the office and how to report corruption. She further acknowledged the capacity gaps and pledged to work with development partners to train the staff and also approach Ministry of Finance to train the staff in IFMS.

She further urged the RIO to take advantage of the collaboration with URA and Police on the equipment that they required for example boats to travel to Kalangala Islands.

The Highlights of the RIO’s presentation included;

i) Staffing: the office has 5 technical staff, 5 support staff, 3 police orderlies and 1 cleaner;

ii) Masaka covers Masaka, Lwengo, Kalungu, Kalangala, Lyantonde, Bukomansimbi, Rakai and Sembabule districts as well as Masaka Municipal Council.

iii) Masaka Regional Office has a case load of 260 with each technical staff handling on average between 35-45 case files.

The IGG was accompanied by Mr Pincywa Joseph the Principal Policy Analyst, Ms Munira Ali, Head Public and International Relations and Mr. Lule Geoffrey, the Inspectorate Officer in the Policy and Planning Unit.

Attached are Inspectorate of Government cases in the Anti-Corruption Court this week from Monday, 20th to Friday, 24th February 2017.

The Inspectorate of Government (IG), Office of the Auditor General (OAG) and Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets Authority (PPDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish a framework for mutual cooperation, to facilitate the exchange of information among the institutions. The three anti-corruption agencies intend to assist each other to the full extent permitted by the laws, regulations and rules of their respective mandates.

This MOU spells out the working relations of the three agencies in line with their mandates.

Please find attached the MOU.