The Inspectorate of Government (IG) is set to launch a special investigation into the reported irregularities within the operation of the Parliament of Uganda.
This was confirmed by the Inspector General of Government (IGG), Beti Olive Namisango Kamya, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, during an interview with journalists in the IGG’s office in Kampala.
She said that her office has received various petitions from ordinary Ugandans demanding an investigation regarding the reported fraud at parliament.
“We have received several whistleblower accounts of the inner workings of Parliament,” IGG Kamya said.
According to Kamya, petitions from ordinary citizens and the IGG’s own constitutional mandate, coupled with public interests, have moved the IGG to start an investigation into the operation of the 11th Parliament.
“We will investigate several issues, including mismanagement of public offices, funds, and corruption in Parliament,” IGG Kamya added.
Towards the end of February 2024, a section of Ugandans on social media conducted an advocacy campaign on X under the hashtag “UgandaParliamentaryExhibition,” in which several allegations of financial mismanagement were recorded.
During this particular campaign, the former Leader of Opposition in Parliament (LOP), MP Mathias Nsamba Mpuuga, was accused of fraudulently being awarded the sum of Ugx500 million as a reward for his service, among others.
Mpuuga has since been ordered by the National Unity Platform Leader, Robert Kyagulanyi, aka Bobi Wine, to return the money and also resign from his role as Parliamentary Commissioner for indulging himself in a corruptible manner amounting to an abuse of office.
