KAMPALA, Uganda — Chris Obore, Parliament’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs, is among eight officials arrested in an expanding corruption investigation involving Uganda’s Parliament and its savings and credit cooperative, authorities said on Thursday.
The Inspectorate of Government (IGG) confirmed the arrests on Thursday, 2 July 2026.
“The IGG has arrested seven senior officials from Parliament over corruption allegations,” the Inspectorate said in a statement.
“They will be arraigned before the Anti-Corruption Court today.”
Sources familiar with the investigations said the officials were arrested after reporting to the IGG offices in Kampala to record statements.
Those arrested include Chris Obore, Parliament’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs; Daniel Adilo, Director of Human Resource; Leonard Okema, Executive Secretary in the Office of the Speaker; Rajab Kaaya Ssemalulu, Principal Research Officer; Emmanuel Emuron Okwi, Principal Protocol Officer; Vincent Otebata, Capacity Development Officer; and Methods Murebe, Chief Executive Officer of the Uganda Parliamentary Cooperative Savings and Credit Society (SACCO).
According to sources, the officials had initially been invited to provide information to investigators before being placed under arrest following questioning.
Authorities had not publicly disclosed the specific charges by Thursday afternoon. However, sources indicated that the investigations relate to the alleged management of public funds and the handling of resources within Parliament and its associated institutions.
Part of wider parliament investigation
The arrests come amid an ongoing investigation into alleged financial impropriety within Parliament that has already drawn in former Speaker Anita Annet Among.
In recent weeks, investigators have searched properties associated with Among in Nakasero, Kigo and Bukedea, seized documents and electronic devices, and impounded vehicles as part of inquiries into allegations concerning wealth declarations and the management of public resources.
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Investigators have also conducted searches within parliamentary offices as they gather evidence relating to the use of parliamentary funds and administrative operations.
The latest arrests suggest that the inquiry has expanded beyond political leadership to include senior officials within Parliament’s administrative structures.
Growing scrutiny
The investigation comes at a time of heightened public scrutiny of Parliament over allegations of financial mismanagement and spending practices.
President Yoweri Museveni has previously urged the public to await the conclusions of investigations being conducted by the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) and other state agencies before drawing conclusions about individuals under investigation.
By press time, the Parliament had not issued an official statement regarding the arrests.
The detained officials remained in custody and were expected to appear before the Anti-Corruption Court later in the day.
