The Inspector General of Government (IGG), Lady Justice Naluzze Aisha Batala, yesterday visited the Busega–Mpigi Expressway project as investigations into alleged misuse of funds allocated to the multi-billion-shilling road project gather pace.
The site inspection forms part of the Inspectorate’s efforts to verify what has been completed on the ground and collect evidence to support an ongoing investigation into allegations surrounding funds meant for the 23-kilometre expressway and its 20 kilometres of access roads.
Speaking during the visit, Lady Justice Naluzze said the team was assessing the current state of the project, including the reasons behind changes made to its original design.
“We came to establish what exists on the ground, including the basis for the redesign of the project. The findings from this inspection will provide critical evidence to support our ongoing investigations. We are also keen to understand the factors that led to the project’s cost escalating from UGX 600 billion to UGX 1.3 trillion, so that we can determine whether the increase was justified and in the public interest,” she said.
She revealed that the inspection had already uncovered new leads that could broaden the scope of the investigation.
Accompanied by technical officers from the Ministry of Works and Transport, the IGG said the emerging findings would help investigators gain a clearer understanding of what caused delays to the project and whether there were irregularities in its planning, redesign and implementation.
The Inspectorate is also seeking to establish whether any public officials altered the project’s designs or processes for personal benefit, with a view to ensuring that anyone found culpable is held accountable under the law.
Among those who accompanied the IGG were Director of Project, Risk Monitoring and Control Annet Twine, Director of Legal Affairs Hilda Talibba, Assistant Director of Public Relations Hajjat Munira Ali, and other officials from the Inspectorate.
The inspection comes just weeks after the Ministry of Works and Transport implemented an IGG directive issued on 1 July 2026, suspending two engineers, Edwin Raymond Kiyaga and Dickens Ahimbisibwe, over allegations linked to the alleged embezzlement of funds earmarked for the construction of the Busega–Mpigi Expressway and its access roads.
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