Police and other authorities in Kanungu district are investing the Kanungu District Senior Accounts Assistant, Charles Mugisha who has been arrested for allegedly embezzling Ugx77.3 million.
Mugisha was arrested on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 by detectives and officials attached to the Inspectorate of Government (IG) led by Sam Agaba – the IG in charge of Kigezi region for mismanaging funds including 10.268 million meant to pay civil servants.
Preliminary investigations indicate that Mugisha withdrew the money from the district bank account, and is also accused of knowingly issuing false receipts purporting to have received 67.052 million meant to facilitate various activities related to the Ebola disease fight instead of 218.840 million that was released by the government between May 1 and June 30, 2019.
Sam Agaba, the Inspector General of Government in Charge of Kigezi sub region says that Mugisha will be transferred to Kampala and appear before Anti-Corruption Court.
