At least 22 members of President Museveni’s Cabinet, have submitted statements explaining to the Inspectorate of Government (IG) the circumstances under which they accessed some of the iron sheets that had been earmarked for distribution to vulnerable communities in Karamoja Sub-region.

On the list of those who have tendered their explanations are the Vice President, Jessica Alupo, the Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among, Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East African Affairs Rebecca Kadaga, and Second Deputy Prime Minister Rukia Isanga Nakadama and Finance minister Matia Kasaija.

Munira Ali, the IGG spokesperson says 22 ministers, 31 MPs and 13 Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) have explained themselves in regard to the iron sheets.

Investigations into the matter are ongoing, but a closer look at the list of the recipients of the controversial iron sheets shows the biggest number of recipients come from the Bunyoro Sub-region.

Besides Nabbanja and Kasaija, there are at least 27 other politicians from the region who got the iron sheets.