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Two Kapelebyong civil servants arrested, 30 more sought over alleged PDM and Emyooga fund abuse

Corruption & Abuse of Office Verified Kapelebyong 7 Sep 2026 Severity: 2/5

According to the Daily Monitor, during a monitoring visit Minister of State for Economic Monitoring Sandra Santa Alum ordered the State House Anti-Corruption Unit to investigate suspected misuse of Parish Development Model and Emyooga funds in Kapelebyong District. The district commercial officer and a district driver were arrested over alleged irregular payments, and the minister ordered the arrest and interdiction of more than 30 other civil servants who allegedly received the funds against programme guidelines.

Numbers

2 arrested or detained

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