Exclusive: The Six Officials Dismissed in Museveni's Anti-Corruption Purge Revealed

What the report says

Nile Post reports that six senior officials have been dismissed on President Yoweri Museveni’s orders in what the outlet describes as an expanding anti-corruption action focused on Uganda’s infrastructure sector. The matter was first raised publicly by Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama during an appearance before Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure on Monday, though the names were not initially disclosed.

According to Nile Post, the affected Ministry of Works and Transport officials are engineers Ronald Olaki, Steven Kitonsa and Rogers Kisambira. The outlet links Olaki to the delayed Masaka–Kyotera–Mutukula road project, says Kisambira has managed roads connected to Uganda’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, and identifies Kitonsa as having succeeded Samson Bagonza as Engineer in Chief and Director of Engineering after Bagonza’s 2024 retirement.

The report names three Uganda Civil Aviation Authority officials as also affected: Ronald Twesigye, described as head of the Contracts Committee; Ayub Sooma, Director of Airports and Aviation Security at Entebbe International Airport; and Helen Wanene, Head of Legal Affairs. Nile Post says the UCAA officials are being examined over alleged governance and procurement irregularities, while the broader inquiry concerns claims of inflated project costs and procurement problems.

Byamukama told MPs that the ministry had begun disciplinary steps, including the interdiction of Permanent Secretary Waswa Bageya, and that engineers had given statements to the Inspector General of Government. Nile Post adds that the dismissals follow an earlier June 2026 directive suspending three engineers over alleged financial irregularities on a Shs600 billion expressway project, suggesting continued scrutiny of major public works spending.