The IGG says they are prioritizing public awareness on corruption to ensure an informed citizenry willing to fight the vice that deprives Ugandans of essential services.
The leaders took their fight public on Tuesday afternoon when Rtd. Col Fearless Obwoya, the district chairperson demanded Statehouse officials intervene and sack the RDC, Milton Odongo.
It is alleged that on 30th, March 2020, at Kobil Petrol Station along Bombo Road Kampala, Drichi, gave gratification of 3.7 million shillings to a Senior Inspectorate Officer attached to Moyo regional office with intent to influence him to delay verification of accountabilities.
However, some of the projects which received funding have stalled, raising concerns from district leaders. Some of the projects include the construction of a community access road of 58 million Shillings from Rwot Obilo Health Centre III to Atiaba village and the Institutional greening at Zion Nursery and Primary School worth 22.1 million.
Robert Towler, the team leader of German Development Cooperation, says they that have developed an 18 year strategic program to improve garbage management, water and sanitation in the City.
According to Beti Kamya, the Ministry has received more complaints about the services from Luwero and Wakiso. The complaints include lifting caveats without the knowledge of affected parties, delayed issuance of land titles, issuing multiple titles on the same land and corruption among others.
The units including districts, municipalities, town councils and sub-counties are listed among the most corrupt institutions in the country, according to a 2018 report of the Inspectorate of Government. To many, the units are a hive for Abuse of office, embezzlement and misappropriation of funds crafted by custodians of public resources.
On Friday afternoon, the State Anti-Corruption Unit together with other agencies including the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government Ben Kumumanya stormed the municipality and held a meeting which later turned into an investigation panel with several individuals submitting evidence as others shared their grievances.
Jackie Kiiza Kemigisha, the Principal Urban Officer in the Local Government Ministry, said the meeting came up with four resolutions and resolved to implement them with immediate effect in the interest of better service delivery in the municipality.
The campaign leading to the National Integrity Awards is targeting individuals who exhibit acts of integrity, honesty, moral value. These may include, among others, people whose actions help the government to save money, that would otherwise have been lost, those who report issues of corruption and those helping people at the lowest levels.
Information obtained by our reporter shows that there are more than 60 volunteers attached to various offices. The volunteers execute simple tasks like preparing documents, welcoming and guiding clients, keeping the offices when the officers are away and at times perform duties entrusted to the office bearers.
Francis Okwameri, the Katakwi District Speaker, says parliament often passes policies without consulting district council yet some of them contradict the operations of local governments.
The Speaker also raised the concern of insufficient funding to Local Governments, which she said is one of their biggest challenges and affecting service delivery.
The two say that it has come to their attention that Ategeka was asking for between UGX 1 million and UGX 2 million from job applicants some of whom were senior teachers seeking to be promoted to the level of headmaster.
Samuel Wakadala, the chairman of the area land committee says Abubaker Kirunda used the forged documents purportedly from Mpumudde/Kimaka area land committee office, to illegally acquire 27 hectares of government land.
The CAO has since appointed a special committee to investigate how the company accessed the land in question. The committee will also conduct an impact assessment of the company's activities on the forest within a period of one week.
The long awaited judgment that would determine the fate of six men including the former Permanent Secretary of the Local Government ministry John Muhanguzi Kashaka has been deferred to July 15.
Ntuwa said Minister Mwesige had given him a go ahead to convene this council meeting because the district was lagging behind in the budgeting process. He also allowed the councilors to discuss the budget before it is approved.
