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EC secretary Mulekwa suspended over accountability

Electoral Commission (EC) Secretary, Leonard Mulekwa has been suspended. According to an internal EC memo, Mulekwa was directed to vacate his office to allow investigations. In an interview with KFM, EC Chairperson Justice Simon Byabakama said Mulekwa and more than five others are accused of involvement in the irregular disbursement, utilization, and accountability of EC funds. “I think that’s the standard procedure that if you are under investigation, you vacate office to enable smooth conduct of investigation. Though they are internal investigations by the commission,” Byabakama told KFM on Thursday. In July 2020, Mulekwa was appointed to replace Sam Rwakoojo, the long-serving secretary who was dismissed along with three other EC staff members. Mulekwa joined EC headquarters in 2002 from […] The post EC secretary Mulekwa suspended over accountability first appeared on 93.3 KFM.

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