Act, the Applicant as a whistle-blower expected a reward of 5%
of the net liquidated sum of money upon the disclosure to the
IGG. Both the Whistle-blowers Protection Act and Inspectorate
of Government Act, 2002 provide for such a reward;
On 22nd October, 2012, the Applicant wrote to the IGG seeking
an update on the implementation of the IGG’s recommendations
and more specifically the reward provided for under the Whistleblowers Protection Act. In her response dated 14th December
2012 to the Applicant, the Inspector General of Government
advised the Applicant to approach the Attorney General of
Uganda who, in his legal capacity of legal representative of
Government, has the obligation and necessary resources to
implement the IGG’s recommendations and to satisfy the
Applicant’s Claim;
In the light of the above advice, the Applicant wrote to the
Attorney General requesting to be updated on the status of the
implementation of the IGG’s report and recommendations but
todate, the Attorney General has never responded to that letter.
Instead,
the
Applicant
discovered
various
letters
with
contradictory positions in regard to the aforesaid implementation
and no appropriate action has so far been taken with regard to
the implementation of the IGG’s report and recommendations;
Later on by letter dated 8th July, 2013, the IGG overturned her
recommendations and considered that there was no need to
recover the amount of USD17,826,038.94. The Applicant
alleged that, the turnabout by the Inspectorate of the
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