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Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs Balaam Barugahara Ateenyi has condemned absenteeism and the presence of ghost workers at Naiku Health Centre III in Bulambuli District after an impromptu inspection.
Barugahara said he found only three junior medical officers on duty at 10:00 a.m., despite the health facility having 19 staff on its establishment. He added that the Officer in Charge was absent and that locals told him the officer's absence had become a regular occurrence.
video courtesy of Hon. Balaam Ateenyi
Describing the situation as unacceptable, the minister said reporting late for work or failing to report altogether amounts to corruption because it denies wananchi access to essential healthcare services while taxpayers continue paying workers' salaries.
The inspection also uncovered four ghost workers on the health centre's payroll, which Barugahara described as a serious misuse of public funds that should be investigated immediately.
He thanked Bulambuli District Woman MP Irene Nafuna Muloni Nangoli, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), the Office of the President, and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit for supporting the fact finding mission.
Barugahara said the government remains committed to fighting corruption and ensuring public resources benefit the people they are meant to serve.
Barugahara said he found only three junior medical officers on duty at 10:00 a.m., despite the health facility having 19 staff on its establishment. He added that the Officer in Charge was absent and that locals told him the officer's absence had become a regular occurrence.
video courtesy of Hon. Balaam Ateenyi
Describing the situation as unacceptable, the minister said reporting late for work or failing to report altogether amounts to corruption because it denies wananchi access to essential healthcare services while taxpayers continue paying workers' salaries.
The inspection also uncovered four ghost workers on the health centre's payroll, which Barugahara described as a serious misuse of public funds that should be investigated immediately.
He thanked Bulambuli District Woman MP Irene Nafuna Muloni Nangoli, the Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID), the Office of the President, and the State House Anti-Corruption Unit for supporting the fact finding mission.
Barugahara said the government remains committed to fighting corruption and ensuring public resources benefit the people they are meant to serve.
