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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Justice Irene Mulyagonja, is seeking the intervention of President Museveni to increase funding to the institution.
Justice Mulyagonja attributed delays to investigate corruption cases to staff shortage and limited funding.
Addressing journalists on Friday, she observed that in its attempts to fulfill its mandate of eliminating and foster the elimination of corruption, the body has been constrained and is seeking government intervention.
According to Mulyagonja, in the last six months, the case backlog of the inspectorate has been 4,900 cases, implying that one person investigates 20 cases. She also said that IGG’s office should have similar staffing levels to that of Tanzania’s Anti – Corruption agency which has a workforce of close to 2,000 staff.
She also said that in the 2017/2018 financial year, the institution was allocated 45 billion shillings, out of which 2 Billion was for the construction of an inspectorate building.
Mulyagonja also said that the 16 regional offices are understaffed which delays investigations of cases.
She says that they expect to bring all the concerns to the attention of the President.
The President will on Monday officiate at the climax of this year’s campaign to commemorate International Anti-Corruption Day 2018, under the theme”Citizens’ participation in the fight against corruption; Sustainable path to Uganda’s Transformation.”
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