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

What the report says

AllAfrica, carrying a Nile Post report from Kampala dated 20 July 2026, says the identities have emerged of six senior officials dismissed on President Yoweri Museveni’s orders in an anti-corruption action involving Uganda’s Ministry of Works and Transport and the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. Works and Transport Minister Fred Byamukama had earlier told Parliament’s Committee on Physical Infrastructure that six engineers and officials had been ordered out of office over alleged problems in major infrastructure projects, but did not initially name them.

According to the Nile Post report, the ministry officials affected are engineers Ronald Olaki, Steven Kitonsa and Rogers Kisambira. The report links Olaki to the stalled 89.5-kilometre Masaka-Kyotera-Mutukula road project, says Kisambira managed roads connected to Uganda’s preparations for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, and identifies Kitonsa as Engineer in Chief and Director of Engineering after Samson Bagonza’s 2024 retirement. They are reportedly under scrutiny over alleged inflated costs and procurement-related concerns.

The three UCAA officials named are Engineer Ronald Twesigye, described as head of the Contracts Committee; Engineer Ayub Sooma, Director of Airports and Aviation Security at Entebbe International Airport; and Helen Wanene, Head of Legal Affairs. Nile Post cited sources saying they are being investigated over alleged governance and procurement irregularities at the aviation authority.

Byamukama told MPs that disciplinary steps had begun, including the interdiction of Permanent Secretary Waswa Bageya, and that several engineers had given statements to the Inspector General of Government. The report places the dismissals within a broader presidential push on alleged corruption in infrastructure, following a June 2026 directive suspending three engineers over alleged financial irregularities on a Shs600 billion African Development Bank-funded expressway project.