Uganda's Inspector General of Government orders interdiction of Parliament's communications director and six other officials facing corruption charges
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Uganda's Inspector General of Government, Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, directed Clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesige in a statement dated 31 July 2026 to interdict seven senior parliamentary officials, including Director of Communications and Public Affairs Chris Obore, while their criminal cases proceed. The seven were arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court on 1 July 2026 on charges of embezzlement and causing financial loss in an alleged Shs27 billion scandal at Parliament, and were remanded at Luzira Prison. They were later granted bail on 9 September 2026. The accused are presumed innocent; no verdict has been reached.
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IGG Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala directed the immediate interdiction of seven senior parliamentary officials, including Chris Obore, following their July 1, 2026 arraignment before the Anti-Corruption Court on embezzlement and causing-financial-loss charges
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