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THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT JANUARY – JUNE 2020 BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT (JANUARY – JUNE 2020) 1 Mandate To promote just utilization of public resources Vision A responsive and accountable public sector Mission To promote good governance, accountability and rule of law in public office Core Values Integrity Impartiality Professionalism Gender Equality and Equity THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT JANUARY – JUNE 2020 THE INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT Jubilee Insurance Centre, Plot 14, Parliament Avenue P.O. Box 1682 Kampala, Uganda General Lines: 0414- 255892/259738/310000/344219 | Hotlines: 0414-347387/0312-101346 Fax: 0414-344810 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.igg.go.ug Facebook: Inspectorate of Government | Twitter: @IGGUganda YouTube: Inspectorate of Government OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF GOVERNMENT Inspector General of Government Tel: 0414-259723 Deputy Inspector General of Government Mr. George N. Bamugemereire Tel: 0414-259780 Email: [email protected] Deputy Inspector General of Government Ms. F. Mariam Wangadya Tel: 0414-259709 Email: [email protected] DIRECTORATES Directorate of Finance and Administration Directorate of Ombudsman Affairs Secretary to the Inspectorate of Government Director: Mr. David Makumbi Ms. Rose N. Kafeero Tel: 0414-251380 Tel: 0414-359788/0414-236038 Email: [email protected] Fax: 0414-257590 Email: [email protected] Directorate of Special Investigations Director: Mr. Magezi Joram Manager Shared Services Tel: 0414-342116/0414-254421 Mr. Robert Bukenya Email: [email protected] Tel: 0414-257014 Email: [email protected] Directorate of Anti-Corruption Directorate of Research, Education and Director: Mr. Polly Muhairwe Advocacy Tel: 0414-251383 Director: Mr. Okiror Stephen Email: [email protected] Tel: 0414-348613 Email: [email protected] Directorate of Project Risk, Monitoring and Control Directorate of Leadership Code Director: Mr. James Penywii Director: Ms Annet Twine Tel: 0414-347388/0707771020/ Tel: 0414-251526 0776103334/0776103543 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Directorate of Legal Affairs Director: Ms. Sarah Birungi Kalibbala Tel: 0414-342135/0414-343739 Email: [email protected] DIVISIONS Information and Internal Inspection Division Strategic Partnerships and Public Relations Head of Division: Mr. Stephen Kasirye Division Tel: 0414-342113 Head of Division: Hajjat Munira Ali Email: [email protected] Tel: 0414-231530 Email: [email protected] IG REGIONAL OFFICES ADDRESSES AND CONTACTS Arua Regional Office Plot 10 Weather Head Park Lane, Masaka Regional Office P.O. Box 789, Arua Plot 29/31 Victoria Road, Tel: 0707771004/0776103467 National Water Building Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 925, Masaka Tel: 0481- 420222/0776103471/0707771015 Fort Portal Regional Office Email: [email protected] Plot 1A Mugurusi Road P.O. Box 157, Fort Portal Mbale Regional Office Tel: 0483-423010/1/0776103567/0707771009 Plot 20 Masaba Road Email: [email protected] P.O.Box 24, Mbale Tel: 0454-435029/35255 /0707771007/0776103494 Gulu Regional Office Email: [email protected] Plot A1Ogwok Ayaru Road Pece Division, Gulu Municipality Mbarara Regional Office P.O. Box 771, Gulu Plot 17 Muti Drive Tel: 0471-432569/432568 /0776103449/0707771005 P.O. Box 1903, Mbarara Email: [email protected] Tel: 0485-421068/ 0776103214/0707771001 Fax: 0485-421720 Hoima Regional Office Email: [email protected] Plot 17 Orphanage Road P.O.Box 113, Hoima Moroto Regional Office Tel: 0465-440260/0776103320/0707771006 Plot 3 Odeke Road Fax: 0465-440262 P.O. Box 104, Moroto Email: [email protected] Tel: 0393-278373/0707771002/0776103398 Email: [email protected] Jinja Regional Office Plot 35 Nile Avenue Moyo Regional Office P.O. Box 303, Jinja Moyo S.S Road Tel: 0434-120160/ 0434-122688/0776103532/ P.O. Box 192, Moyo 0707771011 Tel: 0393-280102/0707771016/0776103355 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Kabale Regional Office Mukono Regional Office Plot 20 Babukika Road Upper Kauga P.O. Box 981, Kabale P.O. Box 901, Mukono Tel: 0414 699713/ 0776103513/ 0707771003 Tel: 0414-692042/3 Fax: 0486-422027 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Soroti Regional Office Kampala Regional Office Plot 4, Moroto Road Plot 1645 Gyagenda Road P.O. Box 346, Soroti Ntinda, Kiwatule Tel: 0454-461784/461584/0707771018/0776103400 P.O. Box 1682, Kampala Email: [email protected] Tel: 0393-215561/2 Email: [email protected] Tororo Regional Office Plot 45 Kashmir Road Lira Regional Office Tororo Municipality Plot 8 & 10 Market Road, Adyel Division P.O. Box 5, Tororo P.O. Box 1, Lira Tel: 0454-445533/4/0707771010/0776103320 Tel: 0473-420099/0473-420090/ Email: [email protected] 0776103434/0707771000 Email: [email protected] 6 BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT (JANUARY – JUNE 2020) TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Table of Contents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. i List of Tables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii List of Appendices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iii Abbreviations & Acronyms .. .. .. .. .. .. .. iv Executive Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. v CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Overview of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. .. … 1 Constitutional Mandate to submit performance reports to Parliament .. 1 Functions of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. .. … 1 General Powers of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. … 2 Special Powers of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. … 2 Jurisdiction and Independence of the Inspectorate of Government .. … 2 Strategic Objectives of the Inspectorate of Government.. .. .. … 2 Organization Structure of the Inspectorate of Government .. … … 3 Inspectorate of Government Regional Offices .. .. … … … 5 CHAPTER TWO: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FUNCTION Introduction Investigations of Corruption in Central Government .. .. .. 6 Investigations of Corruption in Local Government .. … 11 Corruption Investigation by Internal Information and Inspection Division 18 Constraints/ Challenges in Corruption Investigations .. .. .. .... 19 Arrests made .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 19 Civil Litigation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Asset Recovery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 CHAPTER THREE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OMBUDSMAN FUNCTION Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 22 General Ombudsman Investigations .. .. .. .. .. … 22 Systemic Interventions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 23 Challenges in conducting Ombudsman Investigations and systemic interventions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 23 Future plans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 24 BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT (JANUARY – JUNE 2020) i CHAPTER FOUR: ENFORCEMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP CODE OF CONDUCT Background .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Management of Declarations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Verifications of Declarations .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Investigations into breaches of the Leadership Code .. .. … .. 26 Gifts Declared by Leaders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Constraints in enforcing the Leadership Code of Conduct .. .. .. 27 Future plans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 27 Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. .. … .. … 27 CHAPTER FIVE: PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND MALADMINISTRATION Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 28 Research and Survey .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Implementation of Public Awareness programs and partnerships .... .. 29 Transparency, Accountability and Anti-Corruption in projects .. .. 33 Media Relation and coverage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 CHAPTER SIX: CAPACITY BUILDING AND COLLABORATION Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Local Trainings .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 International Trainings and Exchange Programs .. .. .. .. .. 41 CHAPTER SEVEN: CHALLENGES, RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE PLANS Introduction Challenges and constraints .. .. .. .. … .. .. … 42 General Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 42 Future Plans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. … 43 ii BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT (JANUARY – JUNE 2020) LIST OF TABLES Page Table I: Coverage of IG Regional Offices 5 Table 2: Ombudsman Complaints completed January – June 2020 23 Table 3: Status of Project Implementation 35 Table 4: Number of Registered complaints January – June 2020 45 Table 5: Number of cases sanctioned for investigations January – June 2020 46 Table 6: Nature of corruption cases investigated and completed 47 Table 7: Departments/ Institutions complained against January – June 2020 48 Table 8: Complaints recieved according to Districts 49 Table 9: Arrests Effected January – June 2020 52 Table 10: Concluded cases during the period of January – June 2020 54 Table 11: Cases before Courts of First Instance as At 30th June 2020 58 Table 12: Pending Criminal Appeals as at 30th June 2020 67 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Complaints received during the period January – June 2020 45 Figure 2: Complaints received during the period January – June 2020 Comparison of the cases received during the period July – December 2019 and January – June 2020 46 Figure 3: Comparison of the cases investigated and completed during the period and July – December 2019 and January – June 2020 47 LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A - Investigations statistics .. .. .. .. .. 44 Appendix B- Arrests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 51 Appendix C- Prosecution cases .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT (JANUARY – JUNE 2020) iii ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACA - Anti