The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has arrested eight senior Parliament officials, including Director of Communication and Public Affairs Chris Obore, in connection with ongoing investigations into the alleged abuse of office and misuse of public funds.
The arrests, carried out on Thursday, mark the latest development in a widening probe by the Inspectorate of Government into the management of public resources within Parliament.
Those arrested are Chris Ariko Obore, the director of communication and public affairs; Daniel Adilo, director of Human Resource, and Leonard Okema, executive secretary in the Office of the Speaker.
Others are Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu, the principal research officer; Emmanuel Emuron Okwi, principal protocol officer; Stella Itute, personal assistant, and Vincent Otebata, capacity development officer.
Also detained is Methods Murebe, chief executive of the Uganda Parliamentary Cooperative Savings and Credit Society (SACCO).
IGG Aisha Naluzze has been investigating several current and former Parliament officials since the end of former Speaker Anita Among's tenure in May 2026.
Sources said the eight officials had initially been invited to record statements at the Inspectorate of Government headquarters in Kampala but were later placed under arrest after being questioned by investigators.
The officials are expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court later on Thursday.
Although the specific charges had not been officially disclosed by Thursday afternoon, sources said the investigations centre on the alleged mismanagement of public funds and the handling of resources within Parliament.
Over the past several weeks, a number of Parliament officials have been reporting to the Inspectorate of Government to respond to queries regarding funds allegedly withdrawn through personal accounts and to explain how the money was utilised.
Former Speaker Anita Among has not been arrested. However, security agencies have conducted searches at her residences in Kampala, Kigo and Bukedea, as well as her former office at Parliament, as part of the ongoing investigations.
Investigators have also searched offices within Parliament as they piece together evidence relating to the management of parliamentary resources and the activities of individuals who served under the former Speaker's administration.
The arrest of the eight officials signals that the investigations have widened beyond Parliament's political leadership to include senior administrative and technical staff.
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has previously said conclusions regarding individuals under investigation should await the completion of reports by the Inspectorate of Government and other investigative agencies.
The latest arrests are expected to intensify public scrutiny of Parliament, which has faced sustained criticism over allegations of financial impropriety and extravagant expenditure.
By Thursday afternoon, neither Parliament nor the Inspectorate of Government had issued an official statement on the arrests.
The eight officials remained in custody awaiting their appearance before the Anti-Corruption Court.
