After the Mukono district chairman came out yesterday, he immediately suspended the Mukono District service Commission over selling jobs. The State House Anti Corruption Unit has arrested two people.
The Anti-Corruption Commission today conducted a raid on the chairman of the committee, Eng Dr Godfery Kibuuka Kisule and Mukono District Council Speaker Betty Nakasi Hope for allegedly making money from those who were seeking jobs at Mukono district, and currently they are kept at Mukono main police custody as further investigations are still ongoing.
Mariam Natasha, State House Anti-Corruption Unit mouthpiece, said the suspects had been extorting between 5M -40M from the people according to the job the person wanted.
Natasha said they are still conducting a raid, and many are still being arrested and will be taken to court anytime soon, and their files are currently being prepared to know the charges against them.
He urged all those who are being extorted to get jobs to come out so that they can be helped.
This comes as the same agency has just arrested the chairperson of the Jinja district service Commission, George Kalulu and other areas, including Mpigi, Gomba.
It has been discovered that the jobs in Mukono given by the commission were given to their wives, friends and relatives, which they say has led to the poor service delivery of the work in the country.
" Nakasi has been a very close friend of the chairperson and was soliciting money among those who want jobs, and at this time we have just arrested those, but others will also be arrested, but some believe they are extorting money from your people.
It should be noted that since 12 March 2022, Mukono has been without a commission due to internal fights, including court battles. Until 9th August 2024, when Mukono District finally got a district Service commission after three years of battle between district chairman Rev Dr Peter Bakaluba Mukasa and former commission chairperson Stella Margaret Kiodo.
On Friday, August 09, the Mukono Chief Magistrate, Rachael Nakyazze, led the swearing-in ceremony of five officers during an event held at the office of the district chairman.
The committee was headed by Chairman Engineer Dr Godfery Kibuuka, Arthur Blick Mugerwa representing people with disabilities and other members, including Idris Semakula and Stella Margaret Kiodo.
On this event, As the new team assumes office, Elizabeth Namanda, the Chief Administrative Officer, said that the district has been facing a shortage of staff, including teachers, head teachers , their deputies, 116 medical Workers, 99 additional traditional staff, health officers and finance officers, and many others.
“ We have lost a lot of money from the prime minister's office through the World Bank due to lack of qualified people in most departments, and last financial year we lost more than 400 million which was for help in the irrigation program which was due to the absence of the Head of the Department of Agriculture.” She noted
Mukono Resident Commissioner Hajjati Fatumah Ndisaba Nabittaka, in her remarks she urged the officials to remain on track and be transparent in their work.
“You are an independent agency, many words have been heard as people complain about these committees in acts of corruption and job selling, I ask you to break this and work and serve without any conditions.”
The Rev Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, the district chairman, challenged the Mukono District Service Commission against reports of discrimination and corruption.
The commission's three-year deficit has led to the collapse of some services, especially in the health and education sectors, and more than billions of rupees have been returned to the national treasury every year due to a lack of staff in those positions.
Bakaluba also warned that he will scrutinise the performance of the elected members of the committee to avoid any complaints that could arise to put the district in danger.
Some of the nominees, led by Stella Kiyondo and Godfrey Kibuuka, pledged to use their expertise to provide jobs to the deserving ones without bias or corruption.
