By Our Reporter
Adolf Mwesige is set to leave his position as Clerk to Parliament after five years, following President Yoweri Museveni’s nomination of Edward Sengonzi Damulira as his proposed replacement in a reshuffle of government accounting officers.
Mwesige, who assumed office in August 2021, is understood to have reached the end of his contract and will not be retained. His departure comes at a time when Parliament has been under scrutiny over investigations into alleged corruption and abuse of office involving senior officials.
In May this year, investigators and auditors from State House raided and sealed the offices of Mwesige and former Speaker Anita Among as part of investigations into alleged corruption involving parliamentary funds.
Mwesige was also reportedly lined up as a potential state witness in a case involving alleged mismanagement of 27 billion shillings in corporate social responsibility and donation funds. However, he has not been formally charged in the case.
His tenure had earlier attracted criticism over a controversial 1.7-billion-shilling service award paid to four parliamentary commissioners, for which the High Court directed disciplinary action against him in 2024.
Mwesige, a lawyer and former Bunyangabu County MP, previously served as Minister of Local Government and Defence before joining Parliament’s administration.
His proposed successor, Edward Sengonzi Damulira, is an economist and former Accounting Officer at the Ministry of Finance. His appointment is subject to assessment by the Public Service Commission.