KAMPALA, Uganda — Three senior officials from Fort Portal City have been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges of abuse of office.
Kagaba Richard Ndora, the former acting Deputy Town Clerk, Kyomuhendo Susan, a Senior Assistant Secretary to the City Service Commission, and Ben Mutooro Musinguzi, an office assistant and assistant records officer, appeared before the court on Tuesday.
The trio is accused of abusing their offices by forging and issuing appointment letters to 23 applicants without clearance from the Public Service. The alleged offenses occurred between November 2022 and July 2023.
According to the prosecution, the accused backdated the appointment letters to June 29, 2023, in an attempt to evade a circular issued by the Ministry of Public Service on June 30, 2023, suspending all recruitments lacking clearance.
The suspects allegedly disregarded several earlier circulars from the Ministry of Public Service and the Public Service Commission, which provided guidance on proper recruitment procedures.
The three officials have been remanded until December 4, 2024, pending further investigations and trial.
