Kole health officer faces interdiction over forgery charges
In a statement issued by the Inspectorate of Government communications unit on May 7, 2026, Batala directed that Egwang be immediately barred from performing the functions of his office until further instructions are issued.
Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala has ordered the interdiction of Kole district assistant health officer Martin Egwang. (File photo)
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Inspector General of Government (IGG) Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala has ordered the interdiction of Kole district assistant health officer Martin Egwang, pending the conclusion of criminal cases against him.
In a statement issued by the Inspectorate of Government communications unit on May 7, 2026, Batala directed that Egwang be immediately barred from performing the functions of his office until further instructions are issued.
“In public interest, it is necessary that the officer be removed from the exercise of the powers and functions of his office while the criminal proceedings against him are ongoing,” Batala ordered.
The copies of the interdiction letter were sent to the Kole district chairperson, district secretary and the Resident District Commissioner.
Court documents indicate that Egwang was arraigned before the Chief Magistrate’s Court in Kole on March 12, 2026, and charged with uttering a false document, personation of a person named in a certificate and personation.
He denied the charges and was remanded until March 26, 2026, when he was released on bail.
According to IGG, Article 230(2) of the Constitution stipulates that the Inspectorate may, during the course of its duties or as a consequence of its findings, make such orders and issue directions as are necessary and appropriate in the circumstances.
Prosecution alleges that in February 2017, while applying for the position of Assistant District Health Officer (Maternal and Child Health) at Kole District Local Government, Egwang knowingly and fraudulently uttered a false Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management transcript number 93342, purportedly issued by Uganda Martyrs University.
It is alleged that he presented the document to the Kole District Service Commission knowing it was false, with the intent to defraud or deceive.
Prosecution further alleges that Egwang used a Uganda Certificate of Education bearing index number U0039/076, allegedly issued by the Uganda National Examinations Board to another Martin Egwang, an estates engineer at Busitema University, and falsely represented himself as the rightful holder of the certificate.
The state contends that he used the document with intent to defraud.