Government has been losing Shs1.5 billion a year through inflated school enrolment figures in Isingiro District, the Minister of Local Government Balaam Barugahara has said. He said investigators uncovered more than 75,950 ghost learners.
In a social media post, Barugahara linked the losses to exaggerated pupil and student numbers. He said investigations into suspected corruption involving 17 district officials were underway.
The minister singled out district education officer Godfrey Nkuba over the enrolment fraud. He also accused Nkuba of placing friends who had never worked as teachers on the government payroll.
According to Minister Barugahara, the beneficiaries include a hardware dealer, a boda boda rider, a disc jockey and a taxi driver.
The list posted on X names education officers, headteachers, a parish chief and other district staff.
