THE Kasese Resident District Commissioner, James Mwesigye, has ordered the Police to arrest three senior civil servants following allegations that they misappropriated over sh700m.
The accused are district water officer Lamu Olweny, the district finance officer Ferigo Kambale and the former chairperson of the district contracts committee Fred Mugisha.
The three recently recorded statements at Kasese police station and asked to report to police weekly.
They were summoned after Mwesigye instructed the Police to arrest them over misusing public money which was meant for the construction of a gravity water flow system.
Funded by Kasese district local government the gravity water project was to extend water services to the lower areas of Rukoki subcounty. Some parts of Mahango where water resources are scarce were also to benefit from the scheme.
Mwesigye explained that out of the 40 tap stands connected to the water system, 17 have never delivered a drop of water and that only five taps are functional.
"The money was meant to construct 40 tap stands but when I went to the area, I was shocked to see only five functional taps" The RDC told Sunday Vision on Friday.
Mwesigye noted that 18 of the tap stands have had water only once a year. When it comes; it is too slow and little to serve the population of over 2,000 families.
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