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Works Ministry suspends two engineers over alleged embezzlement on Busega-Mpigi Expressway

Corruption & Abuse of Office Single source Uganda (national) Jul 2026 (day not reported) Severity: 1/5

According to URN, the Ministry of Works and Transport suspended engineers Edward Raymond Kiyaga and Dickens Ahimbisibwe over alleged embezzlement of funds for the Busega-Mpigi Expressway, following a directive from the Inspectorate General of Government acting on instructions from President Museveni. The two were ordered to hand over government property and barred from ministry premises while investigations continue. The article reports that the President alleged the road alignment had been altered to route it through land requiring fresh compensation.

A national event, not tied to one district.

Single source: Reported by one outlet; not yet independently confirmed.

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