President Kaguta Museveni has revealed that he cleared corruption at the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). The President made these remarks on June, 11 while delivering his 2020/2021 FY  Budget speech at Nakasero State House.

“There has been a lot of corruption in the URA but I have thoroughly cleaned it. We have dispersed the URA crowd. We shall clean all other institutions that have corrupt people,” Museveni said.

The President also maintained that the government is determined to clean all the other institutions and sounded a warning to all the corrupt officials in government.

President Museveni’s remarks come nearly two weeks after a major shakeup at URA offices that saw Dicksons C. Kateahumbwa, a high profile official at URA and the other three senior staff resigning.

Before the resignation, Kateshumbwa served as the commissioner responsible for domestic taxes.

Similarly, at the end of March, URA’s Commissioner General Doris Akol was also by John Musinguzi Rujoki, following a Presidential directive.

URA had consequently announced major changes that included Patrick Mukibi being transferred from the position of Commissioner Corporate Services to the position of Commissioner Domestic Taxes among others.

The tax body also announced that the new era will be defined by a high degree of professionalism.