Musaazi NAMITI
Parliament allegedly made 211 irregular staff placements across its departments, with Research & Analysis recording the highest number of flagged recruits, according to leaked lists circulating on social media.
Research & Analysis recorded 33 alleged irregular recruits, followed by Corporate Planning & Strategy with 29 and Administration & Office Support with 27. Communications & Public Relations accounted for a further 22 alleged irregular placements, meaning the four departments together make up more than half of all 211 flagged staff.
Mid-level departments also featured prominently. Economic & Budget Planning and Information Technology each recorded 13 alleged irregular recruits, while Transport & Logistics logged 12 and Secretariat & Clerical Services 11.
The spread of the alleged irregular recruits across technical, administrative and logistical departments suggests the issue was not confined to a single section of Parliament.
Finance & Procurement and Security & Reception Services each recorded 10 alleged irregular placements, while Human Resources & Welfare and Office Supervision had eight apiece. The presence of alleged irregular recruits within Human Resources is likely to attract particular scrutiny given the department’s role in overseeing recruitment and compliance.
Parliament has not formally acknowledged wrongdoing, and no legal fault has been established against any individual named in the leaked roster.
The figures nevertheless raise serious questions about oversight and hiring integrity within one of Uganda’s most important constitutional institutions, and are likely to intensify calls for an independent audit of parliamentary recruitment practices.
Agather Atuhaire—who posted the lists online and is the executive team leader at AGORA, a non-profit that promotes public accountability and human rights—said she is certain they are authentic.
“People do not question my sources. All the documents I have put there [online] have been relied on to prosecute people,” she told OJ-UGANDA on Friday in a phone interview.
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