The State Minister for Planning, Amos Lugoloobi, has in a surprise move removed the iron sheets he had received from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) and used to roof a shed for animals on his farm, calling them “evil”.

The Ntenjeru North MP had reportedly received up to 600 iron sheets said to be part of relief material that the government procured through the OPM for vulnerable populations in Karamoja.

Lugoloobi has admitted that he had used some of the G28 corrugated pre-painted iron sheets he received to roof a shed for his goats on his farm located in Misanga Village, Bbaale Sub-county in Kayunga District.

Heavily armed security personnel cordoned off the farm and blocked access to it, with the minister saying he did not want strangers and journalists to access the premises to witness the de-roofing.

Lugoloobi  argues that condemning him for receiving about 600 iron sheets meant for the vulnerable was unnecessary and questioned why he was being pilloried and turned into a media fodder when many government executives also picked the roofing materials.

The minister, who has reportedly recorded a statement with investigators at State House Anti-Corruption Unit (SHACU) that unearthed the alleged misallocation of the roofing materials, is among nearly a dozen Cabinet colleagues and high-profile citizens expected to assist with ongoing investigations.