Mwesige Exits ParliamMwesige Exits Parliament After Five Years As Clerk

What the report says

Adolf Mwesige is set to leave his role as Clerk to Parliament after President Yoweri Museveni nominated Edward Sengonzi Damulira as his proposed replacement in a wider reshuffle of government accounting officers, according to Nile Post. Mwesige, a former minister and longtime politician, took up the parliamentary post in August 2021 and is understood to have reached the end of his contract. Museveni did not publicly explain the reason for the change or say whether Mwesige will be reassigned elsewhere.

The departure comes after a period of intense scrutiny at Parliament over alleged corruption and abuse of office. Nile Post reported that investigators and auditors from State House raided and sealed offices at Parliament on May 19, 2026, including those linked to former Speaker Anita Among and Mwesige, as part of inquiries into alleged corruption. Mwesige was also mentioned in connection with investigations into parliamentary corporate social responsibility and donation funds, though he was not formally charged in the case.

His tenure had earlier been drawn into controversy over the Shs1.7 billion service award paid to four parliamentary backbench commissioners. The article said a High Court judge later ordered disciplinary action over his role in the matter, after which Mwesige withdrew a legal challenge following a consent agreement with the Parliamentary Commission. The Clerk heads the Parliamentary Service and oversees Parliament’s administration. Damulira, a finance economist and former senior official at the Ministry of Finance, would still need to clear review by the Public Service Commission before the appointment is finalized.