The EC Chairman Simon Mugenyi Byabakama has trashed reports that eight officials from the electoral body were fired over graft and corruption. Byabakama says the officials decided to take early retirement.

On Tuesday,  word emerged that President Museveni had fired eight senior Electoral Commission officers including Sam Rwakoojo(secretary), Joseph Lwanga(Director Finance and Administrator ), Godfrey Wanyoto (head of procurement); Jotham Taremwa (Public Relations Officer); Pontius Namugera (Information Technology director), Jordan Lubega (Administrator networks), Charles Musuza and Edgar Kasigwa (data specialists).

According to inside reports, the sacking might have been occasioned due to the rejection of a bid by Veridos Identity Solutions, a German company that had earlier got a joint venture deal with Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation (UPPC) to print money and other security printing deals for government.

This website has also learnt that the president had recommended the company to take the deal of printing the 2021 ballot papers but the same was ignored by the Electoral Commission officials hence necessitating the sacking.