Brig. Isoke arrests Ntoroko CAO over corruption
Martyrs day turned sour for Ntoroko CAO as Brig. Isoke arrested him over corruption.
The State House Anti Corruption Unit seem to be advancing on corrupt government officials each day with the immediate last catch being none other than Ntoroko CAO.
He has been arrested for irregularly hiring 500 staff. Anselm Kyaligonza joins many more government officials who have been netted in various corruption moves around the country.
According to information from the unit and police, Kyaligonza was arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit in liaison with Uganda Police.
He is being accused of irregularly recruiting and appointing over 500 civil servants in excess of the staff ceiling and wage bill and without the approval of both the District and Public Service Commissions.
The CAO in usurpation of the powers of the District Service Commission is alleged to have personally ‘headhunted’ several persons for recruitment.
He issued them appointment letters bearing forged minutes of the District Service Commission and irregularly added them to the district payroll.
Some of the irregularly recruited staff were also paid salaries beyond the scales indicated in their forged appointments.
The actions of the CAO has resulted in over staffing in the different departments in Ntoroko District and a salary shortfall which has caused several staff not being paid for up to six months.
This in turn has resulted in civil unrest especially in the Health Department at various health facilities where staff have laid down their tools.
Brig Isoke said that the Ntoroko investigation began last month, later the suspect abandoned the office after learning of it.
“The state house anti-corruption unit liaised with the Uganda Police Fore, using intelligence. The suspect was tracked and arrested from his hide out within the district,” he said.
The suspect is currently detained at Jinja Road Police Station on holding charge of abuse of office as investigations into the matter continue.