UIA in trouble: IGG raids offices, confiscates laptops, files
The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) executed a surprise dramatic raid at the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) offices on Tuesday afternoon January 16, 2024. The move came after the IGG received a complaint prompting an investigation into the operations and management of UIA.
In a confidential letter addressed to UIA staff, Director General Robert Mukiza revealed that the IGG had issued a search warrant, authorising its staff and police officers to collect oral, electronic, and documentary evidence. The documents listed for collection included approved budgets, work plans, accountability procurement files, meeting minutes, staff lists, personal files, fuel management records, and more.
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The raid caught UIA officials off guard. The IGG staff, accompanied by police officers, arrived at UIA offices at around 4:20 pm. Notably, this surprise operation occurred during a critical time when some UIA officials, board members and staff were away attending the East African Investment and Trade Summit on the sidelines of the NAM Summit.
Following the surprise raid, UIA's Director General directed all available staff to fully cooperate with the IGG officers during the execution of the search warrant.
In his letter, Mukiza expressed the management's confusion regarding the motive behind the investigation, as UIA had not been provided with a copy of the complaint but promised to cooperate.
"We have nothing to hide, and we will fully cooperate with the IGG in its investigations in accordance with the law," Mukiza stated in the letter.
