Bukwo RDC George Owany arrested on minister's orders and recalled over alleged solicitation from SACCOs

Local Government Minister Balaam Barugahara ordered the arrest of Bukwo RDC George Owany on 27 August 2026 and handed him to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, accusing him of soliciting one million shillings from each of the district's 109 SACCOs, URN reported. A letter from the Office of the President dated the same day recalled Owany and handed his duties to the deputy RDC; the article notes the allegations, including over the commissioning of projects without council approval, had not been independently established.