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Minister Akori directs Agago leaders to review State House scholarship beneficiary list amid favouritism complaints

Corruption & Abuse of Office Verified Agago 7 Aug 2026 Severity: 1/5

State Minister for Northern Uganda Rehabilitation Beatrice Akello Akori, in a letter dated 7 August, directed Agago District leaders to work with MPs to review the list of students selected for a State House scholarship scheme for Acholi by 14 August. According to the Daily Monitor, the lists have drawn complaints that beneficiaries included relatives of vetting teams and political loyalists; Kilak North MP Anthony Akol said communities had raised such concerns, and Agago district chairperson Wilson Otto said on Monday that the district had discarded its list over irregularities.

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