By George Emuron
BUKEDEA
Angry councilors in Kongunga town council in Bukedea District have locked out the Town Clerk, Community Development Officer and Town Council Engineer out office.
In a demonstration characterized by dry banana leaves, the councilors on Friday 1st April afternoon barricaded the offices accusing the trio of misusing the Discretional Development Equalisation Grant (DDEG) sent to the Town Council.
The three locked out of office are Emmanuel Elimu, Town Clerk, David Ojono, the Community Development Officer and Stephen Egwangu, the town council engineer.
The trio is accused of misuse of DEG funds worth 40 million shillings and the council emolument sitting money.
According to the angry councilors, the DEG funds which was meant for opening the community access road went missing and whenever they ask for accountability, the responsible officers do not turn up in their offices.
“We are not going to allow any body to open this offices until they avail us with the clear accountability and how the money went missing,” said the angry councilors.
They also added that without serious audit no officer will be allowed to be in the office.
Gabriel Ejukat, the chairperson LC111, Kongunga town council during an interview said the accused officers operate the town council activities separately without the knowledge of the council.
He says whenever his office tries to request for any accountability, he is sidelined by the technical staff.
Emmanuel Elimu, the accused town clerk who was out of the office at that moment when contacted on phone said he was out of office on sick leave.
However upon receiving the information that the three offices had been locked by councilors, he appeared to witness but did not give any comment. He instead pleaded with the councilors to conduct peaceful meeting which is yet to be called.
