corruption

The Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara, has handed over Rwampara District Production Officer Deogracious Begumisa to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit for investigation over his failure to account for more than UGX 1.18 billion disbursed to the district under the Parish...

Transport Minister Fred Byamukama has raised concerns over alleged collusion between land buyers and government officials to inflate compensation claims for land acquired for road projects. Byamukama told Parliament that some individuals allegedly obtain information from ministry officials...

Tororo County MP Nicholas Owino has asked the government to account for Shs26 billion reportedly allocated for the construction of Tororo District headquarters. Owino told Parliament that residents wanted Minister Balaam Barugahara to explain what had happened to the funds, saying they had yet...

The Deputy RCC for Mbarara City North Division, Jackline Kankunda, has directed city authorities to assess renovation works carried out on a two-classroom block at Nyabuhama Primary School at a reported cost of Shs40.7 million. Kankunda raised concerns about the quality of the work after cracks...

The Committee on Public Accounts–Central Government has dismissed senior officials from the Ministry of Local Government after they failed to provide satisfactory responses to audit queries. The committee, led by Permanent Secretary Ben Kumumanya, questioned the ministry over expenditure above...

Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Joel Ssenyonyi, says he will push for a comprehensive audit of the Lubowa Specialised Hospital project, citing concerns over the project’s funding and oversight. Ssenyonyi said the project has gone more than five years without a comprehensive audit...

State House Anti-Corruption has arrested two men in Tororo over allegations of extortion and demanding money by menace. The suspects allegedly claimed to be acting on behalf of State House Anti-Corruption and demanded Shs10 million, promising to help secure bond for individuals arrested over...

Video by New Vision Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama has expressed concern over the delayed completion of the 45-kilometre Biiso–Masindi Road, which has been under construction for seven years. Buliisa MP Allan Atugonza told the minister that works on the road began in 2019 and are...

Mbarara North Division MP Christopher Bakashaba is under investigation over alleged academic forgery linked to his former employment at the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA). Deputy Inspector General of Government (IGG) Dr Patricia Okiria says investigations into academic qualifications at...

Ten Gomba District officials have been arrested over alleged corruption, while the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) has been interdicted for three months to pave the way for investigations. The arrests and interdiction were ordered by the Special Presidential Assistant on Service Delivery and...

(Photo By Parliament) The Committee on Health has uncovered serious accountability gaps in the management of medicines at Iganga General Hospital, after finding drugs in the hospital stores without records showing how they were received. The Committee also found that some medicines had...

H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa President Yoweri Museveni has defended the ongoing field inspection tours by Ministers Balaam Barugahara and Sarah Nameere, dismissing concerns that their direct investigations into corruption may amount to “Kutomera,” blindly stumbling upon problems...

The Parliamentary Committee on Lands has handed over three officials and three security guards from the Mukono Zonal Land Office to authorities for questioning over the alleged removal of land files from the office ahead of a scheduled inspection. The committee, led by Ntoroko MP Edson...

The chief of defense forces, Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba has accused the Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) of corruption and termed it as an "illegal organization." Taking to his X page, he warned that arrests of its members would immediately follow. He...

Uganda Airlines officials have failed to appear before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) to respond to issues arising from a recent committee visit to Entebbe International Airport. The committee chairperson, Muwada Nkunyingi, had...

Video courtesy of parliament watch UG A Ugandan MP has questioned why road construction costs in the country can be higher than those reported in neighbouring Rwanda and Kenya, calling for greater scrutiny of infrastructure spending. During a sitting of Parliament’s Committee on National...

Uganda’s Auditor General Edward Akol has interdicted about 20 auditors over allegations of corruption and extortion, as his office faces growing scrutiny over why suspected financial abuse recently uncovered in local governments was not detected through annual audits, according to sources...

A laboratory technician at Lugoba Health Centre III in Moyo District has been charged with obtaining money by false pretence after allegedly collecting millions of shillings from people seeking government jobs. Amegovu Richard was arraigned in court on Wednesday following investigations by the...

“We shall not be polite to thieves,” Minister Balaam Barugahara. So far 10 CAOs interdicted. NEW VISION REPORTS

President Yoweri Museveni has sworn in three ministers at State House Entebbe, urging them to fight corruption and government inefficiency through proper supervision and accountability. Hon. Amb. Adonia Ayebare Hon Witonze Juma Hon. Shartsi Kutesa Musherure The President presided over the...