The Inspector General of Government (IGG) is investigating over 5,000 cases of maladministration resulting from misconduct and dishonesty of civil servants in government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs).
According to the IGG, Ms Beti Kamya, the cases under investigation were registered in the last financial year, 2022/2023 most of them related to employment disputes and non-payment of salaries.
Kamya said while addressing the media in Kampala that in just one financial year, 2022/2023, the IG received over 5,000 maladministration cases, noting that this means there is a lot of rot within government staff and bosses.
Statistics from the Inspectorate of Government indicate that out of the registered over 5, 000 cases of maladministration in government MDAs during 2022/2023, employment disputes and non-payment of salaries constituted the biggest portion with over 60 per cent.
Equally, the majority of the maladministration cases were registered by Local Governments with the female workers being the most affected compared to their male counterparts.
Kamya said non-payment of salaries at Local Governments were at 33 per cent, employment disputes at 23 per cent, abuse of authority at 12 per cent while both mismanagement and victimization was at 7 percent.
The IGG made the remarks ahead of today’s International Ombuds Day under the theme; ‘Raining Citizens Awareness of the Ombuds role for quality service delivery.
