By Our Reporter
Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts, Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has tasked the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to investigate its weigh-bridge officials involved in corruption, saying they run a cartel.
In day three of Cosase’s probe into UNRA, Committee Chairperson, Hon. Joel Ssenyonyi has tasked the roads agency with the duty to investigate claims of corruption among its weigh-bridge ranks, especially mobile ones stationed in Kampala and its environs.
“We have had claims of mobile weigh-bridge officials offering a reprieve from overloading penalties by asking victims to send money to a mobile money number apparently operated by a cartel; have you heard about this? How many officials have you punished [for this malpractice]?” he said.
UNRA’S Executive Director, Allen Kagina promised to investigate the matter and present a report to the committee by Monday.
“We shall need more time to investigate and report back to this committee; we have a zero tolerance to corruption policy and those found culpable will be accordingly punished,” she said.
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Ssenyonyi expressed concern that the practice not only affects the quality of the roads but also denies the government the much-needed taxes from the penalties that are countermanded by corrupt officials.
He said the committee will take stern action against the officials.
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