Local whistleblowers in Amolatar district are expressing deep frustration following what they describe as “an apparent lack of action by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) regarding a massive corruption dossier exposing the systemic theft of hundreds of millions of shillings in Amolatar district that was presented to them in 2024 to 2025.”
Despite explicit, written petitions detailing structural fraud, diversion of funds, and ghost projects, frontline anti-graft actors claim their efforts have been completely turned down and ignored by the IGG’s office.
The whistleblowers’ petition, originally stamped and submitted to high-level anti-corruption units, contains detailed evidence implicating the former Amolatar district chairman, Ocen Geofrey, and the then Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Samuel Mpiiwa.
Formal reports exposing their alleged mismanagement of public funds were officially taken to both the IGG and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit.
However, despite the gravity of the accusations against these top district leaders, enforcement actions have stalled.
At the centre of the infrastructure scandal is the Amolatar district administration block. The multi-story headquarters reportedly received over shs1 billion in public funding.
Despite this massive financial injection, the construction site sits completely deserted, remaining with concrete pillars only as a stark symbol of unfulfilled contracts.
The documents outline wider multi-sector failures that the IGG has allegedly failed to probe: The infrastructure deficit in which over 28 kilometres of critical roads—including the Odyak-Agikdak-Acengryeny road, Abarikori-Awonangiro landing site road, and Ayamawele-Akol-Lubiri road—remain unfinished despite full cash allocations.
The education grab: USSEP laboratory and administration blocks sit abandoned at both Amolatar Secondary School and Namasale Secondary School, alongside the illegal diversion of construction funds originally meant for primary schools.
The healthcare collapse: A shs200 million children’s ward has been abandoned at the window level. Another shs 200 million was diverted away from the Amai Hospital theatre project, leaving the vital medical facility stranded at the roofing stage.
Petitioners state that instead of receiving swift investigative interventions, those who risked their safety to compile the dossier have faced a wall of silence since the 2024/2025 financial year.
By turning down the petition and delaying action, the IGG is accused of leaving local whistleblowers exposed to severe retaliation from the powerful district officials named in the documents.
The failure to act on highly specific leads has raised serious questions about the IGG’s commitment to fighting localised syndicates.
Key among the unaddressed leads is an alleged cash-withdrawal scam through Twinpix petrol station, alongside the illegal fueling of former district chairman Ocen Geofrey’s personal ambulances under the guise of official government vehicles.
It is also worth noting that last week, in Masindi, locals and leaders criticised the IGG for backing corruption.
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