IGG, ONC step up war against graft
The Inspector General of Government has vowed to leave no stone unturned in her fight against graft. Betty Kamya assured this to Eng. Joseph Sewava who made a courtesy call to her office on Wednesday July 6. The latter is the National Communication Assistant in the Office of the National Chairman of NRM Gen.Yoweri Kaguta Museveni based in Kyambogo.
Sewava reminded the IGG that both ONC and IGG uphold the values of honesty and integrity which are very instrumental in the eradication of corruption which affects service delivery.
Betty Kamya expressed readiness to prosecute characters that will sabotage the implementation of the Parish Development Model which the government is rolling out to fight poverty across the country.
President Museveni while speaking during the celebrations to mark the 25th anniversary of Transparency International Uganda (TIU) said that corruption is defeatable and therefore such agencies like the IG should be at the forefront of supporting the President’s efforts to fight poverty.
Kamya also enumerated some of the strides so far registered. These include the arrest and charging of Faisal Kirya from Ministry of East African community at the Anti-corruption court in Kololo for embezzlement of over Ugx 500m; the District Health Officer and Assistant Health Educator for Rubirizi district local government; former Njeru council officers; Maracha District Engineer; and Cornwell Muleya, the former CEO of Uganda Airlines with disobedience of orders. Also important to note is that they have also made recoveries of Ugx 1.4bn early this year, which was stolen through illegal compensation of land in a forest reserve.
The IGG also recently released investigation reports on Misappropriation of Ugx 9b and. Ugx 1b by officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries with UBOS respectively.
Kamya also observed that on 29th June, the new IGG leadership under Betty Kamya started to meet stakeholders like district chairpersons to rally them to eliminate corruption.
Prior to that, Betty Kamya was the Minister for Kampala Capital City Authority before becoming a cabinet minister of lands, housing and urban development.
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