By Our Reporter
NATIONAL
Three Fort Portal City Officials have been arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on charges of Abuse of Office.
The Trio; 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 who also serves as an assistant records officer were charged on Monday 2nd December, 2024.
According to State House Anti-Corruption Unit that carried out the investigations, the accused, between November 2022 and July 2023, abused their offices by forging and issuing appointment letters to 23 applicants without clearance from the Public Service.
These letters were backdated to June 29, 2023, to evade a circular which had been issued on June 30, 2023, by Ministry of Public Service which suspended all recruitments that lacked clearance.
The suspects disregarded several earlier circulars from the Ministry of Public Service and the Public Service Commission that provided guidance on proper recruitment procedures.
They have been remanded until 4/12/ 2024 when they will reappear before court for mention of their case and bail application.
