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45 Kole officials arrested over alleged diversion of cattle restocking funds

Corruption & Abuse of Office Official claim Kole 21 Sep 2026 Severity: 3/5

Police in Kole District are holding 45 civil servants and local councillors, including parish and sub-county chiefs, arrested in a joint operation over alleged diversion of cattle restocking funds. Assistant RDC Samuel Odongo said the officials allegedly paid the Shs5 million per household to themselves, relatives and friends, and that some had admitted and refunded the money.

Official claim: These are the figures given by Assistant RDC Kole, Samuel Odongo; they could not be checked independently.

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45 arrested or detained

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