Relief items have been found in the country home of Commissioner in charge of Disaster at the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) Martin Owor.
According to Lt Col Edith Nakalema, the Head of State House Anti-corruption unit, detectives on Friday did a house search in the home of Commissioner Owor where they found government relief items including bags of posho, beans, jerricans, ironsheets, tailoring machines among others.
In a tweet, Lt Col Nakalema said, "Martin Owori- Commissioner in-charge of Disaster Preparedness @OPMUganda, and 3 other senior OPM officials are in police custody. We found hundreds of kilos of food and other items meant to support Ugandans in need stored in Martin's house."
"As directed by His Excellency the President, we will make sure that anyone abusing their offices- especially in these challenging days of #COVID19UG, is brought to book. We rely on information provided by you, the public. Thank you. Keep it coming. We are in this fight together," she added.
Owor was on Thursday arrested along OPM PS Christine Guwatudde Kintu, Joel Wanjala, Accounting Officer and Fred Lutimba, Assistant Commissioner Procurement.
According to a source, the arrested OPM officials are currently being held at Special Investigation Unit in Kireka.