Kasese, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The appointment of Geoffrey Bwambale as the Kasese District Land Board Chairperson has hit a snag. The solicitor general has halted his appointment pending the disposal of the petition before the Inspectorate of Government-IGG challenging his appointment on corruption-related matters. Last year, Kasese district council …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government has resorted to enrolling civil society organisations to help in the fight against corruption in government-sponsored projects for refugees. This is part of government efforts to improve service delivery, but will also help improve its image tainted by reports of graft …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Cornwell Muleya, the former Chief Executive Officer of Uganda Airlines wants the government to reinstate him or pay him over Shillings 3.5 billion in terminal benefits. This comes almost a month after the interim chairperson of the Board of Directors of Uganda Airlines and Works …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Inspector General of Government-IGG, Patricia Achan has directed Jinja city authorities to conduct fresh nominations of land board members, saying the previous exercise didn’t follow the right procedures. This stems from complaints by whistleblowers to the Inspectorate of Government indicating that the candidates nominated …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | More than 50 primary teachers in Arua district have petitioned the Inspector General of Government–IGG over nonpayment of their salaries. According to the teachers, they decided to petition the IGG after the district officials failed to address their complaints despite repeated promises to address the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Inspector General of Government-IGG has said it lacks enough funds to verify all declarations of income, assets and liabilities made by persons in leadership positions and public offices. The amended Leadership Code Act, 2021 makes it compulsory for all public officers …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government has put a stop to the approval of the Jinja city land board until the proper procedure is followed in constituting it. Deputy Inspector General of Government Patricia Achan, on Wednesday directed Jinja city authorities, to halt the process of approving …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government-IGG has commenced scrutinizing documents relating to the purchase of the controversial Uganda Railway Corporation land by the Mbarara North County legislator, Robert Mwesigwa Rukaari. On 30 November 2021, the IGG issued a six-day ultimatum to Rukaari to submit relevant documents about …
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Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspectorate of Government-IGG has started a value for money audit following the collapse of the Shillings 25million stand poles at Katete bridge in Mbarara city. The stand poles collapsed just four months after their construction to prevent heavy heavy trucks with 7 and above …
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Why the goal to eliminate corruption is delusional, self-deceptive, and downright hypocrisy THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M MWENDA | In 2002, Kenyans voted into power an opposition presidential candidate, thus ending President Daniel arap Moi’s 24 years rule which was seen by many as one of the most corrupt in …
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