The suspects include; Rubanda district water
officer Otika David, Rubanda district Engineer Denis Twesigomwe, Lyakarimira
town council Engineer in Kabale district, Spensor Ngabirano and Kanungu
district senior Engineer Mutumba Sivaseya Eric.
The arrest of these officials follows the directive
of state Minister for economic monitoring, Hon Beatrice Akello Akori while on
visit to Kigezi sub region to monitor government projects.
During her monitoring of government projects in
Rubanda district Minister Beatrice, discovered that Twesigwomwe authorized
Ricky Construction Company that had contracted the construction shillings 500
million structure at Mpungu health center IV in Hamurwa town council during the
2019/2020/2021 financial year yet it had developed cracks before handover.
At the same
facility, Twesigwomwe was also accused of keeping a deaf ear about the same
contractor installing a substandard solar system which triggered her to handle
them to state house anti-corruption unit for investigations.
Officials from state house anti-corruption unit that
preferred anonymity told our Reporter while handing officials to Kabale central
Police station operatives that all the suspects are accused of Issuing out
certificate of payment on several projects of government illegally without
enhanced supervision which caused financial loss, abuse of office and
embezzlement of government funds.
Elly Maate, the Kigezi region police Spokesperson
confirmed the arrest and said that suspects are temporarily being held at
Kabale central Police station adding that they will soon be transferred to Kampala
for further management.
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