The Mpigi Chief Magistrates Court has charged and remanded three Mpigi district officials over allegedly soliciting bribes from people in exchange for jobs within the district.
The three who include Mr. Ssejjemba Martine the LC V Chairperson Mpigi District, Mr. Kirumira Fredrick the Chairperson Mpigi District Service Commission and his secretary Ms Nakamoga Sarah have been remanded to Mpigi Prisons over demanding money by menaces from job applicants.
Court heard that the District Service Commission has been selling jobs, with applicants being required to pay bribes ranging from UGX 50,000 and 15 million in order to be considered for employment.
The trios arrest followed a directive from President Museveni who, during his Parish Development Model (PDM) monitoring tour in the Greater Mpigi area on June 17, 2025, received complaints regarding widespread corruption in the Mpigi District recruitment process and ordered Brig Gen Henry Isoke, the head of the State House Anti corruption unit to arrest district officials involved in selling govt jobs
The three district officials have been remanded until 8th July 2025 for further hearing of the case.