The alleged actions are said to have been prejudicial to the interests of Isingiro District Local Government, his former employer.
An Assistant Commissioner in the Ministry of Education and Sports has been charged with abuse of office over the alleged irregular certification of payments worth more than sh614m for road construction works in Isingiro District.
Eng. Asaph T. Abenaitwe, the former Isingiro District Engineer, appeared before the Anti-Corruption Court following a joint operation by the State House Anti-Corruption Unit, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP).
Abenaitwe, who has since been appointed Assistant Commissioner in the Ministry of Education and Sports, was remanded until October 15, 2026.
Prosecution alleges that Abenaitwe and other suspects still at large committed the offence on various dates between 2022 and 2024, when he was serving as Isingiro District Engineer and project manager for Isingiro District Local Government.
According to the charge, Abenaitwe abused his office by allegedly certifying payments exceeding sh614m to M/S Prime Contractors Limited for the construction of eight sealed roads measuring 7.09 kilometres in Isingiro Town Council.
The works were undertaken under Contract No. ISIN560/USMID WRKS/21-22/00001/Lot 1.
Prosecution alleges that he certified the payments despite knowing that the works had not been completed and that the required Taking-Over Certificate, Defects Liability Certificate and Final Completion Certificate had not been issued.
The alleged actions are said to have been prejudicial to the interests of Isingiro District Local Government, his former employer.
The charges stem from ongoing investigations into alleged corruption and abuse of office in local governments under the national “Expose the Corrupt” campaign, spearheaded by the Minister of Local Government, Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi.
The campaign seeks to strengthen accountability and combat corruption in local government institutions.
Abenaitwe’s case is expected to return to court on October 15, 2026, when he is scheduled to reappear following his remand.
