SHAME IN THE WARDS! IGG busts Luweero Hospital Staff for Irregular Attendance, Knife Looms

The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has ordered the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of Luwero District, Innocent Asaba Birekeyaho, to institute appropriate disciplinary action against two staff from Luwero General Hospital over irregular attendance to duty.

The order was issued by the Deputy Inspector General of Government, Mrs. Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, following investigations by the IG Mukono Regional Office which found Augustine Kaweesa, a Nutritionist and Peter Mubiru, an Artisan Mate at the hospital, guilty.

During investigations, a review of the hospital’s attendance register for the period of 1st January 2024 to 19th February, revealed that Kaweesa recorded his attendance on only four occasions while Mubiru recorded his attendance only six times.

This was corroborated by the Medical Superintendent who confirmed that the duo’s attendance had been consistently irregular, contrary to Section F-b paragraph 2 of the Uganda Public Standing Orders, 2021 which provides that public officers shall not absent themselves without approval of the supervisor.

Investigations further revealed that Mubiru has also been employed on contract basis as a Laboratory Assistant at Kiwoko Hospital since 5th November, 2018, contrary to Section F-e, Paragraph1 of the Public Service Standing Orders, 2021, which stipulates that:’A public officer shall not engage in any occupation or undertaking for gain outside his or her official duties which would require his or her attention at any time during official working hours.’

The CAO is supposed to inform the IG of the action taken.