Pader District Chairperson Alfred Akena has called for investigations of senior finance and human resource officials over alleged irregularities in pension and gratuity payments, saying those liable should face the law.
He was addressing council meeting held yesterday.
Akena wants the Chief Finance Officer (CFO), district accountant, district internal auditor and human resource officer subjected to investigations to establish their role in the alleged irregularities.
He also calls for officials holding additional assignments who may have been implicated to be relieved of those duties immediately pending investigations.
His call follows a report presented to the District Executive Committee indicating that Shs 95,271,101 was paid in excess while Shs 928,134,657 was paid to beneficiaries who had not been approved.
The payments were made from a supplementary budget of Shs 3,039,632,197 approved on May 19, 2026, for pension and gratuity.
The district spent Shs 3,021,551,661, leaving Shs18,080,536 unspent.
The revelations prompted district leaders to question the controls surrounding pension payments and the management of the district payroll.
By URN
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