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The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) has ordered 22 officials from Jinja City’s Southern Division to refund a total of Shs 33.08 million in public funds that were advanced for official activities but remain unaccounted for.
Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, the inspector general of government (IGG)
(Image courtesy of The Observer)
The affected individuals include both political leaders and technical staff, among them the division mayor, deputy mayor, deputy town clerk, senior assistant town clerk, internal auditors, accountants, community development officers, a probation officer, and ten councillors.
According to findings from the IGG’s Jinja regional office, the officials received facilitation to carry out various council activities but failed to provide supporting documentation or evidence that the activities were conducted. This contravenes Local Government Financial and Accounting Regulations, which require full accountability for all public expenditure.
During the course of investigations, the implicated officials reportedly committed to refunding the funds. The IGG has since issued formal directives requiring each individual to deposit the specified amounts into the IGG Assets Recovery Account at the Bank of Uganda, with copies of the instructions sent to the town clerk.
Among those cited, senior assistant town clerk Christopher Baliraine faces the highest refund of Shs 4.45 million. Esther Kwenala, a stenographer secretary, has been directed to refund Shs 4.06 million, while probation and social welfare officer Phoebe Monica Kwagala is required to return Shs 3.84 million.
Senior assistant accountant Prossie Nanangwe has been ordered to refund Shs 3.08 million. Southern Division mayor Nasser Asiraf must refund Shs 1.74 million, while deputy mayor Maria Babirekere Kasasa is required to return Shs 750,000. Deputy town clerk Joy Kasowole has been directed to refund Shs 1.75 million.
The ten councillors implicated in the matter are each expected to refund amounts ranging between Shs 750,000 and Shs 1.04 million. Other technical staff, including internal auditors, accountants, and community development officers, face refund demands ranging from Shs 400,000 to Shs 600,000.
The directive forms part of a broader nationwide enforcement campaign by the IGG to recover misappropriated public funds and strengthen accountability in local governments. Under the leadership of Inspector General of Government Aisha Naluzze Batala, the Inspectorate is currently pursuing more than 200 public officials across the country over unaccounted funds amounting to billions of shillings.
Recent recovery efforts have already yielded Shs 335 million from 62 officials out of 202 targeted defaulters, with further recoveries expected through enforcement measures including salary attachments and court action.
Source - The Observer
Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, the inspector general of government (IGG)
(Image courtesy of The Observer)
The affected individuals include both political leaders and technical staff, among them the division mayor, deputy mayor, deputy town clerk, senior assistant town clerk, internal auditors, accountants, community development officers, a probation officer, and ten councillors.
According to findings from the IGG’s Jinja regional office, the officials received facilitation to carry out various council activities but failed to provide supporting documentation or evidence that the activities were conducted. This contravenes Local Government Financial and Accounting Regulations, which require full accountability for all public expenditure.
During the course of investigations, the implicated officials reportedly committed to refunding the funds. The IGG has since issued formal directives requiring each individual to deposit the specified amounts into the IGG Assets Recovery Account at the Bank of Uganda, with copies of the instructions sent to the town clerk.
Among those cited, senior assistant town clerk Christopher Baliraine faces the highest refund of Shs 4.45 million. Esther Kwenala, a stenographer secretary, has been directed to refund Shs 4.06 million, while probation and social welfare officer Phoebe Monica Kwagala is required to return Shs 3.84 million.
Senior assistant accountant Prossie Nanangwe has been ordered to refund Shs 3.08 million. Southern Division mayor Nasser Asiraf must refund Shs 1.74 million, while deputy mayor Maria Babirekere Kasasa is required to return Shs 750,000. Deputy town clerk Joy Kasowole has been directed to refund Shs 1.75 million.
The ten councillors implicated in the matter are each expected to refund amounts ranging between Shs 750,000 and Shs 1.04 million. Other technical staff, including internal auditors, accountants, and community development officers, face refund demands ranging from Shs 400,000 to Shs 600,000.
The directive forms part of a broader nationwide enforcement campaign by the IGG to recover misappropriated public funds and strengthen accountability in local governments. Under the leadership of Inspector General of Government Aisha Naluzze Batala, the Inspectorate is currently pursuing more than 200 public officials across the country over unaccounted funds amounting to billions of shillings.
Recent recovery efforts have already yielded Shs 335 million from 62 officials out of 202 targeted defaulters, with further recoveries expected through enforcement measures including salary attachments and court action.
Source - The Observer
