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KAMPALA - Abuse of office tops corruption investigated cases in Local Government, a new report issued by the Inspectorate of Government (IG) has shown.

According to the IG annual abstract released on Monday, March 11, 2024, which highlights performance data for interventions implemented during the 2022/23 fiscal year, a total of 324 offences were investigated in local governments representing 47% of the total cases.

Embezzlement comes second with 70 cases representing 10%, followed by misappropriation of funds with 58 cases representing 8%. 

Other cases in descending order were forgery with 48 cases representing 7%, causing financial loss, uttering false documents, extortion, nepotism, false accounting, and false claims.

The Inspector General of Government (IGG) Beti Kamya indicated that they are designing specific interventions to directly counter these vices including engaging with key stakeholders in the local governments.

IG mandate

Chapter 13, Article 225 of the Constitution, the IG is mandated to promote and foster strict adherence to the rule of law and principles of natural justice in administration, to eliminate and foster the elimination of corruption, abuse of authority and of public office, to promote fair, efficient and good governance in public offices, to supervise the enforcement of the Leadership Code Act, to investigate any act, omission, advice, decision or recommendation by a public officer or any other authority to which this article applies, taken, made, given or done in exercise of administrative functions, and to stimulate public awareness about the values of constitutionalism in general.

Article 231 (1), the IG must submit bi-annual performance reports to Parliament with copies to HE The President of the Republic of Uganda.