This follows a directive from the Criminal Investigations Department. The police are Investigating cases of embezzlement of 92 million shillings and 194 million shillings.
Bushenyi District Chief Administrative Officer Malik Mahabba has ordered
for a special audit of Bushenyi Ishaka Municipal council.
This follows a directive from the Criminal Investigations Department. The police
are Investigating cases of embezzlement of 92 million shillings and 194 million
shillings.
According to the letter dated 21st May, Mahabba requests Samuel Kumwesiga, the
Acting Principal Internal Auditor, Bushenyi District local government, to carry
out a special audit of all revenue sources and financial transactions carried
out during the financial years 2014/15 and 2019/2020.
Mahabba wants the internal audit to establish among others; how much was
collected since 1st July 2019 and how much was banked on the general fund
account, and whether funds were withdrawn from the general fund account and for
what purpose.
The directive for an audit follows the arrest of the Municipal Treasurer
Jackson Muhwezi and the interdiction of Deus Nuwagaba, the Engineer Ishaka
-Bushenyi Municipal council on allegations of misusing over 194 million
shillings.
The funds were released to Ishaka-Bushenyi municipality by Finance
Ministry as an advance for local revenue in the first quarter of the 2019-2020
financial year.
Muhwezi, who is currently in police custody at Bushenyi Police Station, is also
alleged to have forged the signature of the former town clerk Gwavu Kiwanuka
and withdrew 91 Million Shillings from the Municipal account.
In February the Local Government Minister Raphael Magyezi, ordered
for the interdiction of the two district officials after Ishaka Bushenyi
Municipal councillors petitioned his office to intervene in allegations of
corruption and abuse of office at the municipal council.
Mahabba says the auditor is expected to present a report of the
findings to his office not later than May 29th.
Apollo Kakonge, the Executive Director West Ankole Civil Society
Forum, said that the audit gives hope of proper investigations. He says that they have in the past called for investigations in vain.
