In what is looked at as the “last kick” on corrupt officials
in the Rwenzururu Kingdom, King Charles Wesley Mumbere on January 3 sacked one
of his closest ministers over alleged fraud.
Mr. Erisania Isingoma Cameroon was relieved of his duties as
Minister in charge of special duties in the office of the King and special
envoy to State house for allegedly misappropriating about Shs 30M meant for
King Mumbere’s medication.
A source from within the palace claims that King Mumbere has
requested for SHS 70M from State House to cater for his medication abroad in
November and Mr. Isingoma was to collect the cash and hand it over to the King.
At least SHS 50M was approved by State House financial
comptroller but on November 10, 2012 Mr. Isingoma only delivered Shs 21M that
the King used to seek medication in South Africa.
“Following your financial dishonesty into the missing of funds
to the tune of Ushs 30700000 which was intended for the treatment of His
Majesty Omusinga Charles Wesley Mumbere Irema-Ngoma abroad which you never
passed and only handed Ushs.21M as government facilitation for the medical treatment
abroad.
I hereby invoke the powers entrusted to me by the constitution
of the Obusinga Bwa Rwenzururu to relieve you of your duties as minister for
special duties with immediate effect in order to allow investigations and
proper recovery of the stolen money goes well”. King Mumbere said in his letter
dated January 3.
Mumbere has also directed Mr. Isingoma to write a handover
report and submit it to his office within seven days and then refund the missing
funds without delay.
Mr. Isingoma who has served as a principal private secretary
to the King and Minister in charge of protocol before did not comment saying he
is still loyal to the King and the entire Kingdom administration.
Sources in the Kingdom say, Mr. Isingoma has survived the
axe for a long time “for no good reason” because he has been part of a group of
ministers that have been involving in corruption tendencies.
He is the only minister among those that were accused of
receiving campaign funds from the National Resistance Movement during the 2011
general elections. Five other ministers
were sacked in the 2011 reshuffle with subjects claiming it was a result of
their involvement in partisan politics.
Mr. Isingoma’s sacking comes nearly three months after
returning from a two months leave that he took to campaign for Ms. Rehema
Muhindo the NRM candidate in the August 8 by-elections for the Kasese woman MP.
The Nongovernmental organizations coordinator in the
Rwenzururu Kingdom Mr. Samson Nzoboli described Mr. Isingoma’s sacking as the
last kick on corrupt officials in the Kingdom.
“The Omusinga (King)
had even delayed to act because these people led by Isingoma have derailed the
Kingdom’s developments through corruption. He has even survived for too long”.
Mr. Nzoboli said.
Mr. Nzoboli said that they are not only the NGOs that will
fight corruption in the Rwenzori region but also the hand of the cultural institutions
by shaping the morals of both cultural institutions officials and government
officials.
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