KAMPALA – David Livingstone Ebiru – the Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards – UNBS who is currently under forced leave has finally been arrested on charges of corruption.
His arrest was confirmed by Ali Munira, the Spokesperson of the inspectorate of government.
“Inspector General of Government (IGG) has this afternoon arrested the former UNBS executive director, David Livingstone Ebiru. He will be arraigned in the Anti-Corruption Court,” she said.
Ebiru is being investigated over the misappropriation of Shs12.5 billion shillings.
While appearing before Parliament’s Committee on Commissions Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) on Wednesday last week, Mr Ebiru confessed that he had bribed his council with Shs100 Million to rescue his job which was at stake.
He would, however, on Friday retract his statement calming that it was out of anger.
On Monday, the Office of the Inspector General of Government (IGG) issued an arrest warrant against him over allegations of corruption.
“Whereas Mr David Livingstone Ebiru was ordered to appear before the Inspectorate of Government at 2:00pm on 21st day of July, 2023 and subsequent days to testify what he knew and or to furnish information in relation to the above-stated inquiry, and the said Mr David Livingstone Ebiru has not appeared according to the summons issued in that regard and has not furnished any information for his failure to respond to the summons,” said the Deputy IGG Ms Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe in a statement.
