Ugandan Parliament launches audit to identify ghost employees
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Observer
Uganda’s Parliament has launched a week-long staff verification exercise to match occupied posts with its official structure, amid allegations of irregular hiring and ghost employees. The operation, conducted with Speaker Jacob Markson Oboth, follows an initial qualifications check, according to The Observer.
Uganda’s Parliament launched a week-long verification of its staff on Monday 19 October to match occupied posts with the institution’s officially approved structure. The exercise, overseen by the Office of the Head of Public Service at the request of Speaker Jacob Markson Oboth, responds to suspicions of irregular hiring, ghost employees and nepotism, The Observer reports.
Employees must present their recruitment, promotion, posting and confirmation documents, as well as their academic qualifications and identity cards. The verification began after a meeting on 14 October between Jacob Markson Oboth and Head of Public Service Lucy Nakyobe. Allegations refer to more than 150 people who may have been added to the payroll outside legal procedures.
For the 2026–2027 financial year, Parliament has an allocation of 1.23 trillion Ugandan shillings within a national budget of about 84 trillion. At least seven parliamentary employees are currently facing criminal proceedings before the Anti-Corruption Court, according to The Observer.
The audit follows the verification of parliamentary staff qualifications, reported on 20 October. It comes after violence erupted in Parliament over the age limit, reported on 27 September.
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