IGG Pushes New Asset Recovery Rules as Anita Among Probe Winds Up

IGG Lady Justice Aisha Naluzze speaking at the event in Kampala on Tuesday

KAMPALA: As investigators move closer to concluding high-profile corruption investigations involving former Speaker of Parliament Anita Annet Among, Inspector General of Government Aisha Batala Nalule has called for the urgent implementation of new rules that would make it easier for the state to confiscate and recover assets linked to corruption.

Speaking in Kampala at the closing of a National Validation Workshop on the draft Anti-Corruption (Confiscation and Recovery Orders) Rules, 2026, Lady Justice Naluzze said Uganda’s anti-corruption agencies require stronger legal tools to ensure that individuals found to have acquired wealth illegally do not retain the proceeds of corruption.

Her remarks come at a time when the Inspectorate of Government and the Criminal Investigations Directorate are finalising investigations into Among’s wealth, assets and declarations under the Leadership Code Act.

Over the past weeks, investigators have searched properties linked to Among in Nakasero, Kigo and Bukedea, seized documents and electronic devices, and impounded luxury vehicles including a Rolls-Royce and a Range Rover as part of the ongoing inquiry.

The recovered materials are currently being analysed as investigators prepare their final reports.

The IGG said the proposed regulations would provide the missing procedural framework needed to enforce confiscation and recovery orders under Section 73 of the Anti-Corruption Act.

“The Rules will provide the long-awaited procedural framework needed to operationalise Section 73 of the Anti-Corruption Act, enabling courts and other relevant institutions to effectively implement confiscation and recovery orders,” Naluzze said without referring to any specific corruption investigation.

Procedures

She noted that for years, the absence of detailed procedures has complicated efforts to seize, manage and recover assets linked to corruption.

According to the IGG, the new rules would help close loopholes that have often allowed recovered assets to become entangled in lengthy legal and administrative processes.

The timing of the proposal is particularly significant given growing public interest in the outcome of the Among investigations.

Sources familiar with the inquiry say investigators have been tracing assets, reviewing financial records and examining whether all properties linked to the former Speaker were properly declared as required by law.

President Museveni recently indicated that decisions regarding Among’s future should await the completion of investigations by the IGG and CID.

“The IGG haven’t finished their report. Let us wait for them to complete it,” Museveni reportedly told Among during a recent meeting at State House Entebbe.

The proposed asset recovery framework could therefore become highly relevant should investigators recommend prosecution or seek recovery of assets found to have been unlawfully acquired.

Naluzze said corruption ultimately robs citizens of resources meant for essential services such as healthcare, education and infrastructure, adding that asset recovery remains one of the most effective ways of restoring public trust.

“Effective asset recovery is a key mechanism for ensuring that illicit gains do not remain in the hands of wrongdoers,” she said.

She further noted that the rules would strengthen Uganda’s compliance with international anti-corruption obligations, including the United Nations Convention Against Corruption.

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