
President Yoweri Museveni has initiated a crackdown on alleged corruption in the Ministry of Works and Transport, resulting in the suspension of three senior government engineers. The directive also includes instructions for Permanent Secretary Waiswa Bageya to take further action regarding the Busega–Mpigi Road Project, according to Business Times.
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