By Angel Lubowa
Mukono
The anti corruption agencies have arrested a parliamentary aspirant in Mukono immediately after he got nominated over allegedly over corruption.
Mr Mubarak Ssekikubo, the Chairperson of Nakisunga Sub-county and an independent candidate for the Mukono South parliamentary seat, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon.
His arrest follows months of investigation into a web of corruption and influence peddling that has reportedly tainted the district’s recruitment process.
Officials from the State House Anti-Corruption Unit,which led the operation said Ssekikubo is accused of soliciting money from job seekers under the pretense of securing them positions in the local government.
The media coordinator of the unit, Emmanuel Bunnya, said the suspect had ignored repeated summons to appear and record a statement, prompting his arrest soon after his nomination.
“This operation follows consistent warnings by the President to public officials against selling government jobs,” Bunnya said. “We are determined to uproot this practice that has stolen opportunities from qualified Ugandans.”
Sources close to the investigation reveal that Ssekikubo’s name had been mentioned in several complaints involving the exchange of money for government appointments.
He allegedly worked with other district officials who are already facing prosecution.
The case is connected to a wider recruitment scandal that saw Mukono District Service Commission officials, including the chairperson Eng. Dr. Godfrey Kibuuka Kisuule and the district speaker, Ms. Betty Nakasi Hope, arrested earlier this year. Their arrests led to the temporary suspension of the entire commission to allow for deeper investigations.
Court documents reviewed by this publication also link Ssekikubo to a separate fraud case in Lugazi Municipality. Between January and June 2025, he reportedly conspired with municipal officials to defraud a job applicant, Dr. George William Mukisa, of 38 million shillings, promising him a government post.
Before his arrest, Ssekikubo downplayed the accusations, insisting that the charges were politically motivated.
The Mukono District Chairperson, Rev. Dr. Peter Bakaluba Mukasa, recently suspended the district service commission, citing corruption and bribery in job recruitment.
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