Man demands refund of Shs2.5m he says he was defrauded for job

Mr Isabirye, in a letter to the CAO dated July 30, had asked the office to help him recover the Shs2.5m that he allegedly gave to Mr Kisekulo after promising him the job of a parish chief. Shutter Image

Top officials from Kyotera District are embroiled in counter accusations and denials over the alleged bribery and extortion scam in which the Inspector General of Government (IGG) has already taken interest.

The Kyotera District chief administrative officer (CAO), Mr Fred Kalyesubula, confirmed to Sunday Monitor that his office had received a number of complaints against some of the top district officials in regard to corruption and extortion claims, with some of the cases already taken over by the office of the IGG for further management. Other cases reported are being handled administratively to ensure that all those implicated in extortion and bribery acts do not get away with their actions.

“It is true that some people were robbed of millions of shillings in the guise of being helped to get jobs at the district. This particular incident was taken over by the office of the IGG and is yet to be concluded. I received a number of people at my office complaining about how they had been conned of their respective money and we have managed to recover some of the money from some of the named officials,” Mr Kalyesubula said.

Among the big names cited in the alleged bribery and extortion are Mr Kintu Kisekulo (the district chairperson), Ms Rose Nalubowa (the district service commission chairperson) and Mr Peter Saasira (the district speaker). The petition letters were written to Mr Kalyesubula by people who claim to have failed to secure the promised jobs.

Denial
Mr Kisekulo, however, denied the allegations against him by Aaron Isabirye, who claims that he parted with Shs2.5m as facilitation to have him offered the job of a parish chief that never materialised.

“I am a key stakeholder in the district and together with the office of the CAO, we managed to handle people who were robbed of their money with promises for jobs. The allegations brought against me are not true,” Mr Kisekulo said.

Mr Isabirye, in a letter to the CAO dated July 30, had asked the office to help him recover the Shs2.5m that he allegedly gave to Mr Kisekulo after promising him the job of a parish chief.

“He had asked for Shs3m but I promised to give him the balance when I secure the job,” Mr Isabirye’s letter read in part.

Ms Nalubowa equally denied the allegations as malicious and bent on tarnishing her name. She, however, said the matter is now under investigation by the office of the IGG.

Ms Dorah Nabawanda, a resident of Sanje Village in Kasasa Sub-county, petitioned the office of the CAO seeking intervention after failing to be shortlisted for a job after allegedly handing more than Shs2.5m to Ms Nalubowa.

“Before we went for the interviews, Ms Nalubowa asked me to pay the money to ensure that my name is shortlisted but I later realised that my name was missing on the shortlist. She (Nalubowa) declined to speak to me when I tried to ask her about what was going on. I had applied for the position of parish chief. I went for the interviews with confidence but never got to the next level,” Ms Nabawanda claimed in her letter to Mr Kisekulo.