Seven senior officials from Parliament have been arrested by the Inspectorate of Government (IG) over alleged corruption and are expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court today.
According to the IG, those arrested are Director of Communications Chris Obore, Director of Human Resource Adilo Daniel, Executive Secretary in the Office of the Speaker Okema Leonard, Principal Research Officer Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu, Principal Protocol Officer Okwi Emmanuel Emuron, Capacity Development Officer Otebata Vincent, and Uganda Parliamentary Cooperative Savings and Credit Society (SACCO) Chief Executive Officer Murebe Methods.
The IG says the officials were arrested as part of ongoing investigations into alleged corruption.
Details of the charges are expected to be presented when they appear before the Anti-Corruption Court.
The arrests come amid sustained investigations into the management of Parliament, which over the past two years has faced unprecedented scrutiny over its financial and administrative operations.
The investigations intensified following allegations of abuse of office, irregular expenditure and misuse of public funds under the leadership of former Speaker Anita Among.
The controversy generated widespread public criticism and prompted investigations by several state agencies, including the Inspectorate of Government. Amid the mounting scrutiny, Among has maintained a noticeably lower public profile in recent months, without any public appearances as investigations continued.
By URN
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