By Andrew Irumba
Kampala: The Uganda Investment Authority (UIA) Board of Directors has finally gotten rid of its former controversial executive director Jolly Kaguhangire.
Kaguhangire’s four year contract at UIA which started in April 2017 was terminated a year after, following her interdiction over abuse of office, incompetence, gross insubordination, irregular recruitment and concealment.
She was also accused of misinformation and lying to the B.O.D and causing gross financial loss to government by unjustifiably closing the investment offices at Kampala Investment and Business Park, Namanve.
Basil Ajer, the Director of Small and Medium Enterprises, was appointed Acting Executive Director. But shortly after her interdiction in June last year, Kaguhangire refused to hand over the public office and properties in her possession, because the Inspectorate of Government was investigating the board for breach of employment schedules in her interdiction.
In November 2018, the IGG exonerated the Board of Directors from any wrong-doing, which sparked off a process for hunting for a new Executive Director to steer the Investment Authority.
Dr Emily Kugonza, the board chairperson said the position has since been advertised for competent and qualified individuals to occupy.
Dr Kugonza said that “Kaguhangire’s case has since been handed to responsible government agency to recover funds she is accused of misappropriating.”
She noted that the recruitment process should be concluded by September for the new Director-General in tandem with the new law which re-designated all government Executive Director Positions to Director Generals in February this year.
