Police Investigate Former Lira City Speaker Over Alleged Fraud

[Archival Sense]

Police in Lira City have opened an investigation into former Lira City West Division Speaker Daniel Okello over allegations that he fraudulently received government livestock restocking funds intended for a person with disabilities.

According to an official letter dated October 17, 2026, issued by ASP Muyeyero Godfrey Fearless, Okello was summoned to report immediately to Lira City Central Police Station (CPS) in connection with General Inquiry File GEF: 22/2026.

The investigation follows a request by Lira City Town Clerk Tom Miri, dated October 15, asking police to establish how Okello, who is reportedly not a resident of Junior Quarters, was registered to receive the funds.

The intended beneficiary, Pamela Adero, 43, a person with disabilities residing in Ujama Cell, Junior Quarters Ward, said the town agent for Junior Quarters, Tom Calvin Omong, told her that her name had been deleted from the system due to a computer error.

However, official disbursement records reportedly indicate that Okello received the funds on May 11, 2026, under Adero’s initial registry allocation.

Adero further alleged that after she reported the matter, Okello contacted her and threatened her, demanding that she abandon the case.

Police are expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disbursement and establish how the funds intended for Adero were allegedly paid to another person.

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