Obongi, Uganda
Police in Obongi district have arrested four Savings and Credit Cooperative Organization (SACCO) leaders for extorting over five million Ugandan shillings from beneficiaries of the Parish Development Model (PDM).
The arrests were made under “Operation Sanitise Obongi Kwa Kisaanja Hakuna Muchezo” (Operation Clean Obongi, No Games During the Term).
The four SACCO leaders were apprehended on the orders of Obongi Resident District Commissioner (RDC) Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka during a baraza (public meeting) in Yenga trading center, Palorinya sub-county, on Saturday.
Those arrested are:
- Ms. Asienzo Beatrice Odendi, Chairperson of Yenga PDM SACCO
- Andruga Swaib Salim, Secretary of Yenga PDM SACCO
- Draku Samuel, Publicity Secretary of Yenga PDM SACCO
- Alo Kasim, Chairperson of Local Council 2 (LC2) Yenga
During the baraza, PDM beneficiaries presented evidence to the RDC, including receipts issued by the Yenga SACCO leaders after receiving bribes.
RDC Samuel Mpimbaza Hashaka warned all SACCO leaders in the district involved in corruption that they will be arrested and prosecuted.
