President Yoweri Museveni has tactfully dropped\nJustice Irene Mulyagonja as Inspector General of Government and sent her to the\nCourt of Appeal. From the grapevine, the Bugweri county MP and former Shadow Attorney\nGeneral Abdul Katuntu could replace Mulyagonja. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The move is said to have been designed to end\nMulyagonja\u2019s troubled reign at the inspectorate that was fast rumored when Museveni\nappointed his very trusted cadre Edith Nakalema to lead a parallel anti- graft unit,\nthe State House Anti-Corruption Unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mulyagonja replaced Justice Faith Kalikwani Mwondha\nin April 2012 after Mwondha (now a Justice at the Supreme Court) declined to\nappear before the Parliamentary Appointments Committee protesting vetting by\npeople she called corrupt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Museveni in a letter addressed to the\nSpeaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga also named Monica Mugenyi Kalegira and\nMuzamiru Kibedi Mutangula new Justice at\nthe Court of Appeal in efforts to constitute the bench well enough to handle\nthe case backlog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the same letter, Museveni also named Isaac\nMuwata, Immaculate Busingye, Byaruhanga Jesse Rugyema, Vicent Emmy Mugabo, Jane\nOkuo, Esther Nambayo, Phillip Odoki, Victoria Nakintu, Boniface Wamala, Isah\nSerunkuuma, Suzan Abinyo, Katumba Nkwanga and Jeanne Rwakakoko as judges of the\nHigh court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Katuntu who has recently been head of the\ncommittee on state Authorities and Statutory Enterprises, COSASE is a well\nexperienced legislator, respected lawyer and a moderate politician. Despite his\nmembership to the large opposition group FDC, Katuntu is said to be a friendly\nforce to the state given his moderate stance and objective handling of the\nparliamentary work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Unless otherwise influenced, Katuntu had declared\nhe was quitting elective politics in 2021 but there are growing signs that the\npowerful legislator could rescind his earlier declaration and stand again. If\nappointed IGG, Katuntu will be the latest blow that is depleting Uganda\u2019s\nopposition of politicians of reason and giving extremists a leeway. He is been\nlukewarm to political activism that has characterized the forces of change\nhere.<\/p>\n\n\n
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