Uganda Governance Monitor
In a letter dated 19 October 2026, the Ministry of Local Government directed the Ntungamo Chief Administrative Officer to interdict 22 district officials and the Municipal Town Clerk to interdict five municipal officials, according to the Daily Monitor. Permanent Secretary Benjamin Kumumanya wrote that the action followed residents' complaints of negligence, abuse of office and possible financial impropriety raised during a visit by Minister Balaam Barugahara, and that it was to allow investigations by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit. The allegations have not been established in court.