Two Ntungamo District Local Government officials, Gadala Rogers and Ssozi Denis, faced the Anti-Corruption Court on April 25, 2025, charged with abuse of office, embezzlement, criminal conspiracy, and electronic fraud. Rogers, an accountant, and Denis, a municipal planner, allegedly stole colleagues’ passwords to access the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMS) and diverted UGX 33,462,788 into their personal accounts.
The arrests followed a joint operation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate, and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Prosecutors stated that the duo exploited weaknesses in the district’s financial system, undermining public trust and violating civil service ethics.
The court remanded Rogers and Denis until May 6, 2025, for further hearings. The State House Anti-Corruption Unit highlighted the case as an example of increasingly sophisticated financial crimes within public institutions and vowed to crack down on officials abusing their roles.
This incident aligns with ongoing government efforts to strengthen oversight of electronic financial systems in local governments and promote accountability across administrative levels.
