Ono Bwino can exclusively report that President Museveni has directed investigations into allegations that one of the former Inspector General of Government (IGG) bosses abused her powers, solicited billions of shillings which were used to set up a multibillion investment in Dubai.
The directive comes days after the President received a detailed investigation report presented to him by the current IGG Hajat Aisha Nalule Bataala touching on the concerns of illegal accumulation of wealth by using public funds by the former Speaker of parliament Annet Anita Among and her henchmen and women at parliament.
It is not clear whether the investigations recommended that Among and other parliament bosses are subjected to criminal investigations but highly placed sources who have seen the said report told Ono Bwino that chances are 10% that Among will survive criminal prosecution.
Sources divulged that the President was not convinced by the report authored by the IGG under the leadership of Betty Namisango Kamya concerning the reported multibillion properties Among owned in United Kingdom and Dubai which were later confiscated after she was sanctioned by the said countries over allegations of accumulation of wealth through corruption practices.
Among denied the accusations after the President receive a detailed report on the alleged properties she owned in United Kingdom which was presented to him by then the British High Commissioner in Uganda Kate Airey.
Sources said that the President established that the said investigations were compromised and it was very difficult to purse Among in Court with investigation reports not done by the IGG or the police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
“The president has evidence that billions exchanged hands (to sit on these reports) and some of the beneficiaries used the proceeds to buy apartments in Dubai,” a knowledgeable source said.
He added that the President is bitter with the said former IGG bosses because it was not the first time they were cited in corruption scandals. He narrated how they engaged foreign investors who wanted to invest their money in Uganda, but they were told that the only way they could receive tax waiver and free land was if they gave them some money to take to the President so that he helps them.
“Out of coincidence, State House organized a meeting between these potential investors and the President. After meeting them all, one of the investors and his colleagues insisted on having a few private minutes with the president which he accepted. The President was shocked when the investor told him that he has come with his things (money) which he sent his government official to pick from them so that he can help them,” a source said.
The President denied everything and immediately engaged officials from Uganda Investment Authority to help the investor. He promised the investor that he was going to investigate the allegations made against a top government official.
A furious Museveni later dropped the said official from the office he was holding but surprisingly deployed him at the IGG’s Office.
The Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba who is commanding the operation Maliza Ufisadi (Operation End Corruption) assured Ugandans that the ongoing operation is not going to stop with Among but it will sweep all corrupt government officials.
The CDF added that the money recovered from corrupt officials will be deposited back into the treasurer to help change lives of Ugandans.
