FORT PORTAL. Four officials of Fortportal city have been remanded after the offense of uttering false documents which enabled 23 public servants secure jobs illegally.
The State House Anti-Corruption Unit working together with Police have arrested the four officials and were Wednesday arraigned at Fort portal city Chief Magistrate’s Court for abuse of office and forging official documents.
The Officials including Kagaba Richard Ndora, the acting deputy Town Clerk, Kyomuhendo Susan, a Senior Assistant Secretary, Kihunde Sylvia, an Internal Auditor and Ben Mutooro Musinguzi, an office assistant also assigned assistant records officer.
In July 2023, the accused without clearance from Public Service forged and issued appointment letters to 23 applicants, which were backdated to 29th June to defeat a circular dated 30th June 2023, by the Ministry of Public Service which halted all recruitments without clearance.
There are several circulars that had earlier been issued by Ministry of Public Service and Public Service Commission guiding on the irregular recruitment, which the suspects disregarded. They have been remanded until 14th August 2023.
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