The Inspectorate of Government (IG) has recovered Shs14 billion from the orders issued for recovery in the last financial year, Beti Kamya Turwomwe, the IGG, said.
During the financial year 2023/2024, the IG received 2377 complaints concerning corruption, Ombudsman, and the Leadership Code of Conduct.
Of the 2377 complaints, 1260 were registered from the head office, while 1117 were registered across the 16 IG regional offices. 91.8% of these were sanctioned for investigations; 2.7% were referred to other authorities, while 0.1% were declined because they did not meet merit in investigable cases. By the end of the financial year, decisions were yet to be taken on 5.4% of the complaints that had been received during the year.
Kamya said they investigated and concluded 852 corruption-related cases, of which 18 were high-profile in nature while 829 were other (not high-profile) corruption cases.
From the investigations, the IG recommended recovery of Shs17 billion to the consolidated fund from persons found culpable in various corruption offenses. At least 251 administrative sections were issued against public officials, and 26 of these were to be prosecuted for their involvement in corrupt tendencies.
“Under this function, the IG prosecuted and concluded 55 cases in the courts of law. A total of 26 convictions were realised, leading to a conviction rate of 47.3%. Of the 55 concluded cases, nine were acquitted, 18 were withdrawn for various reasons, such as settling the matter out of court, and two were dismissed. From the withdrawn cases, the affected persons committed to refund Shs912 million to the consolidated fund,” she said.
She said the inspectorate prosecuted and concluded 28 cases at the Leadership Code Tribunal (LCT), registering 24 convictions.
She further noted that a cash payment of Shs6 billion was deposited into the IG asset recovery account, and property worth Shs8.7 billion was handed over to the institution in lieu of cash.
