MITOOMA ON FIRE! 4 District Bosses Arrested Over Sale of Gov’t Jobs

Mitooma senior district officials arrested on Thursday, 12th March, 2026

MITOOMA

Four Senior Local District officials of Mitooma have been arrested on allegations of selling government jobs and extorting money from job applicants during recent and ongoing Local Government recruitment exercises.

The officials arrested by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit today, Thursday, March 12, 2026 are Mrs. Nakityo Joanita-Chief Administrative Officer, Mr. Mugisha Sadic-District Health Officer, Mr. Tugume Sam Karakuza-Chairperson of the District Service Commission and Mr. Nabimanya Richard- Senior Education Officer.

According to the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, many others implicated in the allegations include; Mrs. Owarimpa Esther, Parish Chief and LC3 Councillor of Kashenshero Sub-county, Mitooma district who allegedly extorted money from applicants promising them jobs an assurance that was false.

Investigations reveal that the Chief Administrative Officer, has repeatedly interfered with the functions of the Service Commission by taking over responsibilities such as scheduling interviews and selecting technical advisors for the commission. Additionally, she directly influenced the scoring of candidates by the Chairperson of the District Service Commission, Mr. Tugume Sam Karakuza.

It is also alleged that Tugume extorted amounts ranging from Shs7 million to Shs25 million from 23 candidates, promising them jobs in the ongoing recruitment.

Mr. Mugisha Sadic, the District Health Officer, was found to have engaged in influence peddling to ensure specific candidates were included and scored highly, with two candidates receiving a score of 48 out of 50. He also leaked interview questions and answers to certain applicants to aid their preparations and gain an unfair advantage over others.

Mr. Nabimanya Richard, the Senior Education Officer, participated in influence peddling by contacting the Chairperson of the District Service Commission to secure favorable assessments for some education officers during interviews.

Investigations are still ongoing with possible corruption charges soon to be levied upon the suspects in the coming days.

The State House Anti-Corruption Unit urges the public to report incidents of extortion during recruitment to the authorities.