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Category 1
Those officers who were involved in massive creation and
maintenance of ghosts and misappropriated the monies
for personal gain. They are:
1. Maj Gen James Kazini
2. Brig Steven Kashaka
3. Brig Henry Tumukunde
4. Lt Col Mawa Muhindo
5. Lt Col Karuhanga
6. Maj Robert Nsabiyunva
7. Capt Michael Baryaguma
Category 2
Those who grabbed and used ghosts money
1. Brig Stephen Kashaka
2. Col Poteli Kivuna
3. Col Andrew Gutti
Category 3
Those officers who were used either on payteams or in
their personal capacity to deliver these balances also
benefited from ghost money to the officers in the 1st and
2nd categories.
1. Lt Col Temera
2. LtColAbiriga
3. Maj Julius Bakirana
4. Maj Ongiya DFO 2 Div
5. Capt Ndyabagye Romeo 2 Div 10
6. Capt Cosmos Elyodo 507 BAO
7. Capt Onange
8. Capt Sam Mugyenyi
9. Capt Badru Kigwe
10.Capt Masinde
11. Lt Kenneth Ayebale
12.Lt Stuart Akiiki Mwesigwa
13. Lt Musoke
14. WOI Turyamureba Sam
15.WOIButoshoSilas
16. Sgt Turyamushanga Ben OC Bills 2 Div
17. All paymasters and head of payteams.
Category 3
Those officers who had a duty to monitor unit strength and try to stop ghosts creation, but for one reason or another failed to do so. These are:
1. COS
2. CPA - Col Mark Kodili
3. All Heads of Verex
Category 4
Indisciplined officers against the Committee
1. Brig Henry Tumukunde
2. Brig Steven Kashaka
3. Col Burundi Nyamunywanisa
4. Col Geoffrey Muheesi
23. The Army should be restructured, and units entirely
reconstituted with new command where necessary with a
view to making them more effective, cohesive and accountable. UPDF needs to be reorganised to plug all
identified areas of weakness, which undermine command and control and promote corruption. This should be done immediately.
9.0. CONCLUSION.
There is no doubt that "Ghosts" do exist in the UPDF. It has also been established that Commanders at all echelons are involved in this scam. The Committee found wide spread abuse of Army funds and outright theft of soldiers' pay by commanders.
It has been established that the actual strength of UPDF is unknown by anybody or any office or authority.
In fact, the current strength of UPDF is less by an estimated 20,000 people, which means that if the strength as given by the Directorate of Records as of 8th October 2003 is 55,626, then the actual strength is 35.626 personnel. This constitutes a fall in strength by 36% by liberal estimation. Otherwise according to what is available on record the Committee has put an estimate of 30,727 as the best estimate.
Financial implications of this Ghosts saga are mind-boggling. It is estimated that out of the annual wage bill release of 133bn/=, 47-88 bn/= goes to ghosts.
The above shows the magnitude of the problem. This, coupled with the fact that commanders at very high levels are involved (like the Army Commander, Chief of Staff and Unit Commanders), and the fact that the investigative and prosecution branches of the Army are compromised or inefficiently run, urgent and drastic measures must be taken to halt this stiff slide into anarchy and possible total collapse of UPDF. We see nothing less than a "purge" of those implicated as the answer.
The Committee recommends that where there is no sufficient evidence to sustain a criminal charge, but there is ample circumstantial evidence linking those officers to the scourge of ghosts, administrative means should be used to retire them from the armed forces in public interest.
Amama Mbabaz.
(MOD) Chairman
Caleb Akandwanaho.
(Lt Gen) Member
David Tinyefuza
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