By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
Ministry of Works and Transport has suspended two Engineers over allegations of embezzlement of funds earmarked for the construction of the 23 KM Busega-Mpigi Expressway and its 20KM access roads.
According to an IGG statement dated Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the two are Kiyaga Edwin Raymond and Ahimbisibwe Dickens who have been suspended following a directive by the IGG, Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala.
The IGG’s directive also follows a Presidential order directing the immediate suspension of the two Engineers to pave way for expeditious investigations.
Earlier Parliament expressed concern over the escalating cost of the Busega–Mpigi Expressway with lawmakers questioning how the project’s contract price doubled from the initial Shs547.5 billion to over Shs1.2 trillion.
The Committee on Physical Infrastructure chaired by Hon. Dan Kimosho raised these concerns on Tuesday, 24 March 2026 while meeting officials from the Ministry of Works and Transport led by Gen. Katumba Wamala.
Gen. Edward Katumba Wamala attributed the cost escalation to changes in the project’s design and scope which he said include revised road alignments and additional infrastructure like interchanges and connecting roads.
Engineer-in-Chief, Stephen Kitonsa said that a technical review team had reassessed the project and arrived at the revised cost.
Kimosho dismissed explanations that the increase was purely technical, arguing that such a sharp jump pointed to deeper issues.
“This is science, not gambling. It is not possible that changes could amount to double the price,” he said adding that, ’there is a smelling rat in the project’.
