THE REPUBLIC OF UGANDA BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT JULY – DECEMBER 2020 BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF VISION MISSION GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT A just and corruption TO PARLIAMENT free Uganda. To promote good governance through prevention of corruption, enforcement of the law and citizens’ MANDATE engagement. Promoting just Utilization of Public Resources. CUSTOMER VALUE VALUES PROPOSITION 1. Integrity IG Undertakes to promote distributive 2. Professionalism justice and 3. Teamwork Administrative justice 4. Innovativesness to all People 5. Impartiality JULY – DECEMBER 2020 6. Gender Equality & Equity BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF VISION MISSION GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT A just and corruption TO PARLIAMENT free Uganda. To promote good governance through prevention of corruption, enforcement of the law and citizens’ MANDATE engagement. Promoting just Utilization of Public Resources. CUSTOMER VALUE VALUES PROPOSITION 1. Integrity IG Undertakes to promote distributive 2. Professionalism justice and 3. Teamwork Administrative justice 4. Innovativesness to all People 5. Impartiality JULY – DECEMBER 2020 6. Gender Equality & Equity THE INSPECTORATE OF DIRECTORATES GOVERNMENT Directorate of Finance and Administration Jubilee Insurance Centre, Secretary to the Inspectorate of Government Plot 14, Parliament Avenue Ms. Rose N. Kafeero P.O. Box 1682 Kampala, Uganda Tel: 0414-359788/0414-236038 General Lines: Fax: 0414-257590 0414- 255892/259738/310000/344219 Email: [email protected] Hotlines: 0414-347387/0312-101346 Directorate of Research, Education Fax: 0414-344810 and Advocacy [email protected] Email: Director: Mr. Okiror Stephen Website: www.igg.go.ug Tel: 0414-348613 Facebook: Inspectorate of Government Email: [email protected] Twitter: @IGGUganda YouTube: Inspectorate of Government Directorate of Leadership Code Director: Ms Annet Twine Tel: 0414-251526 Email: [email protected] OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF GOVERNMENT Directorate of Legal Affairs Director: Ms. Sarah Birungi Kalibbala Tel: 0414-342135/0414-343739 Email: [email protected] Inspector General of Government Tel: 0414-259723 Directorate of Ombudsman Affairs Director: Mr. David Makumbi Tel: 0414-251380 Deputy Inspector General of Government Mr. George N. Bamugemereire Email: [email protected] Tel: 0414-259780 Directorate of Special Investigations Email: [email protected] Director: Mr. Magezi Joram Tel: 0414-342116/0414-254421 Email: [email protected] Deputy Inspector General of Government Ms. F. Mariam Wangadya Directorate of Anti-Corruption Tel: 0414-259709 Director: Mr. Polly Muhairwe Email: [email protected] Tel: 0414-251383 Email: [email protected] Directorate of Project Risk, Monitoring and Control Director: Mr. James Penywii Tel: 0414-347388/0707771020/ 0776103334/0776103543 Email: [email protected] JULY – DECEMBER 2020 BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT e 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 Masaka Regional Office Plot 10 Weather Head Park Lane, Plot 29/31 Victoria Road, P.O. Box 789, Arua National Water Building Tel: 0707771004/0776103467 P.O. Box 925, Masaka Email: [email protected] Tel: 0481- 420222/0776103471/0707771015 Email: [email protected] Fort Portal Regional Office Plot 1A Mugurusi Road Mbale Regional Office P.O. Box 157, Fort Portal Plot 20 Masaba Road Tel: 0483-423010/1/0776103567/0707771009 P.O.Box 24, Mbale Email: [email protected] Tel: 0454-435029/35255 /0707771007/0776103494 Email: [email protected] Gulu Regional Office Plot A1Ogwok Ayaru Road Mbarara Regional Office Pece Division, Gulu Municipality Plot 17 Muti Drive P.O. Box 771, Gulu P.O. Box 1903, Mbarara Tel: 0471-432569/432568 /0776103449/0707771005 Tel: 0485-421068/ 0776103214/0707771001 Email: [email protected] Fax: 0485-421720 Email: [email protected] Hoima Regional Office Plot 17 Orphanage Road Moroto Regional Office P.O.Box 113, Hoima Plot 3 Odeke Road Tel: 0465-440260/0776103320/0707771006 P.O. Box 104, Moroto Fax: 0465-440262 Tel: 0393-278373/0707771002/0776103398 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Jinja Regional Office Moyo Regional Office Plot 35 Nile Avenue Moyo S.S Road P.O. Box 303, Jinja P.O. Box 192, Moyo Tel: 0434-120160/ 0434-122688/0776103532/ Tel: 0393-280102/0707771016/0776103355 0707771011 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mukono Regional Office Kabale Regional Office Upper Kauga Plot 20 Babukika Road P.O. Box 901, Mukono P.O. Box 981, Kabale Tel: 0414-692042/3 Tel: 0414 699713/ 0776103513/ 0707771003 Email: [email protected] Fax: 0486-422027 Email: [email protected] Soroti Regional Office Plot 4, Moroto Road Kampala Regional Office P.O. Box 346, Soroti Plot 1645 Gyagenda Road Tel: 0454-461784/461584/0707771018/0776103400 Ntinda, Kiwatule Email: [email protected] P.O. Box 1682, Kampala Tel: 0393-215561/2 Tororo Regional Office Email: [email protected] Plot 45 Kashmir Road Tororo Municipality Lira Regional Office P.O. Box 5, Tororo Plot 8 & 10 Market Road, Adyel Division Tel: 0454-445533/4/0707771010/0776103320 P.O. Box 1, Lira Email: [email protected] Tel: 0473-420099/0473-420090/ 0776103434/0707771000 Email: [email protected] BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT JULY – DECEMBER 2020 f PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT Page Table of Contents .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (i) List of Tables .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (ii) List of Appendices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (ii) Acronyms & Abbreviations .. .. .. .. .. .. (iii) Executive Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. (v) CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND Constitutional Mandate to submit Performance Report to Parliament .. 1 Functions of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. .. 1 General Powers of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. .. 1 Special Powers of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. .. 1 Jurisdiction and Independence of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2 Strategies and interventions used by the Inspectorate of Government .. .. 2 Organization Structure of the Inspectorate of Government .. .. .. 3 Inspectorate of Government Regional Offices .. .. … .. .. 4 CHAPTER TWO: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ANTI-CORRUPTION FUNCTION Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. 8 Investigations of Corruption in ministries, Departments and Agencies .. .. 8 Corruption Investigations in Local Government .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 Arrests made .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Prosecutions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Civil Litigation of cases .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Asset Recovery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 CHAPTER THREE: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OMBUDSMAN FUNCTION Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 General Ombudsman Investigations .. .. .. .. .. .. 25 Systemic Interventions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 27 Challenges in conducting Ombudsman investigations and Systemic Interventions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Future plans in the Implementation of the Ombudsman Function .. .. 28 OF CONTENTS TABLE Best practices and lessons learnt during the implementation .. .. .. 28 Recommendation for policy considerations ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 CHAPTER FOUR: ENFORCEMENT OF THE LEADERSHIP CODE OF CONDUCT Background .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 30 Management of Leaders’ Declarations of Income, Assets and Liabilities .. .. 30 Verifications of Leaders’ Declarations of Income, Assets and Liabilities .. .. 31 Investigations into breaches of the Leadership Code .. .. .. 31 Gifts Declared by Leaders .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Summary of Value of Income and Assets of Leaders verified .. .. .. 31 Comparative Analysis .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Constraint .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 31 Future plans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 Recommendations to Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 CHAPTER FIVE: PREVENTION OF CORRUPTION AND MALADMINISTRATION Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Public Education and Outreach .. .. .. .. .. .. 34 Strengthening transparency, accountability and anti-corruption in projects 37 Media Relations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46 Public Relations .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 47 CHAPTER SIX: STAFF TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING Introduction.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49 Establishment of the Forensic Laboratory .. .. .. .... .. 49 Development of the Self Registration for online declaration system .. .. 50 Foreign Training and Development Programmes .. .. .. ... ... 51 JULY – DECEMBER 2020 BI- ANNUAL INSPECTORATE OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE REPORT TO PARLIAMENT i CHAPTER SEVEN: PARTNERSHIPS, COLLABORATIONS AND NETWORKS Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53 Kampala Capital City Authority .. .. .. .. .. 53 Leadership Code Tribunal .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 CHAPTER EIGHT: CHALLENGES, RECOMMENDATIONS AND FUTURE PLANS Introduction .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 Challenges .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 56 General Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. .. 57 Future Plans .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 58 Page Table I: Coverage of IG Regional Offices .. .. .. .. 4 Table 2: Status of recoveries based on Court Orders .. .. .. 22 Table 3: Resolution of Ombudsman Complaints in Local government during the period July – December 2020 .. .. .. 26 Table 4: Resolution of ombudsman complaints in MDAs – July- December 2020 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 Table 5: Category of Ombudsman cases resolved in MDAs .. .. 27 Table 6: Value of Income, and Assets of leaders’ verified/investigated.. 31 Table 7: Number of Community Monitoring Groups members