Ugandan official charged over alleged sale of public-sector job
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Nile Post
Former Nakisunga local council chair Mubarak Sekikubo is being prosecuted in Uganda for allegedly demanding 38 million shillings from a doctor in exchange for a public-sector job. He was remanded in custody until 4 November, while two co-accused remain wanted, according to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit.
Mubarak Sekikubo, former chair of the Nakisunga local council in Uganda, has been charged with corruption and conspiracy in a case involving 38 million Ugandan shillings (about $10,000). He is accused of taking part in a scheme to obtain the sum from a candidate for a public-sector job by promising him a position as a doctor in Mukono, according to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit.
Appearing before the Anti-Corruption Court on Monday, brought by the unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate and the prosecution, Sekikubo was remanded in custody until 4 November 2026. The alleged offences took place from January to June 2025 in Mukono, with two other suspects, Ronald Saaku Mugerwa, a social welfare officer in Lugazi municipality, and Saadi Wataba, who are still wanted. Investigators allege that the three men claimed they could influence the Mukono District Public Service Commission in exchange for money. Sekikubo is presumed innocent until a court establishes his guilt.
The charges come amid a series of corruption cases in Uganda. On 20 October, President Yoweri Museveni had praised Muhoozi Kainerugaba’s anti-corruption work in the army. Parliament also launched an audit of ghost employees on 21 October.
