BUSHENYI ISHAKA MUNICIPAL ENGINEER, TREASURER INTERDICTED, PROCUREMENT OFFICER ARRESTED OVER MISUSED FUNDS

By Domisiano Ayebare
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In Bushenyi
Bushenyi-Ishaka municipal engineer and treasurer were on Friday 6th March 2020 interdicted during a stakeholders meeting mishandling and illegally using the municipality funds.
Deus Nuwagaba the municipal engineer and Jackson Muhwezi Beyendeza were relieved of their duties by the Local Government Minister Raphael Magezi in a stakeholders meeting until investigations on the missing Ugx194 M are over.

Report showed that 37 million shillings which was meant for fuel, the 13 million shillings meant for construction of Greater church road of 0.1 km was swindled by the engineer whereas the road to the state lodge has spent six years under construction.

During the meeting, the minister tasked three of the technical staff ; The town clerk William Makune ,Engineer Deus Nuwagaba and the treasurer Jackson Muhwezi Beyendeza to account for missing ugx 194 M .

Beyendeza told the minister that he single -handedly divided the money to different departments of the municipality which left many wondering why he did so.

The minister ordered for the arrest of people from different sectors including Roberto Nuwagira the procurement officer and the deputy town clerk Didas Muhanguzi after they failed to account for the money given to them as alleged by treasurer Jackson Muhwezi Beyendeza.

Minister noted that to stop corruption at the municipality,they need to first deal with these people in offices who misused the money thus he relieved the engineer and treasurer of their duties  for meantime to clear way for investigation.
Municipality team headed by the Mayor ,Town clerk ,LC III chairman and MBUGA team were given an assignment by the minister to next week tour around municipality in order to establish the municipal boundaries.
The minister asked for list of all municipal assets and asked the authorities to always open doors to the public then ensure that the information is given to the stakeholders.
The minister assigned Chief Administrative Officer to start investigations on the issues of industrial area plots as the mayor claimed that the whole land had 33 plots only .

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