The officials were on Thursday morning at Speke Resort Munyonyo for the ongoing MPs' induction when they were instructed to report to the IGG offices to record statements.
Upon arrival, they found a heavy deployment of police and military personnel around the Jubilee House-based Inspectorate headquarters before being taken into custody.
Those charged include Parliament’s Director of Communication and Public Affairs, Chris Ariko Obore; Director of Human Resource, Daniel Adilo; Executive Secretary in the Office of the Speaker, Leonard Okema; Principal Research Officer, Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu; Capacity Development Officer, Vincent Otebata; Personal Assistant, Stella Itute; and Chief Executive Officer of the Parliamentary SACCO, Methods Murebe.
Prosecutors allege that the officials are individually linked to large sums of public funds said to have been embezzled between 2023 and May 2026.
According to the charge sheet, Chris Obore is accused of allegedly embezzling Shs5.253 billion, Daniel Adilo Shs14.608 billion, Leonard Okema Shs3.489 billion, Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu Shs2.17 billion, Otebata Vincent Shs5.253 billion, and Stella Itute Shs75 million.
The officials are charged with embezzlement contrary to Section 18(a) and (i)(iii) of the Anti-Corruption Act, Cap 116, with prosecution alleging that they, while employed at Parliament, stole public funds which came into their possession by virtue of their positions.
The charge sheet, prepared by Brenda Kimbugwe Mawanda, Manager for Prosecutions at the IGG, further lists counts of causing financial loss under Section 19(1) of the Anti-Corruption Act.
The officials are also jointly charged with money laundering under Sections 3(b) and (e), 119 and 139(1)(a) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act, Cap 118.
Prosecutors allege that between January 2023 and April 2026, the accused persons processed, approved and received a total of Shs10.893 billion, knowing that the funds were proceeds of crime.
The money laundering count names Chris Obore, Daniel Adilo, Leonard Okema, Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu, Vincent Otebata and Methods Murebe.
The IGG, Justice Aisha Naluzze Batala, is indicated as having consented to the charges.
Earlier in the day, IGG officials said the arrests followed questioning of the suspects, who had initially been invited to provide statements before being formally detained.
The officials are expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court.
The developments come amid a widening investigation into alleged financial impropriety within Parliament. Over recent weeks, several officials have been appearing before the Inspectorate of Government to respond to queries regarding funds allegedly withdrawn through personal accounts and how the money was utilised.
Former Speaker Anita Annet Among has not been arrested. However, security agencies have previously searched her residences in Kampala, Kigo and Bukedea, as well as her former office in Parliament, as part of the ongoing investigations.
Investigators have also searched multiple offices within Parliament as they piece together evidence relating to the management of parliamentary resources and activities of officials who served under the former Speaker's administration.
By Thursday afternoon, neither Parliament nor the Inspectorate of Government had issued an official statement on the arrests.
The officials remained in custody pending their appearance before the Anti-Corruption Court.