The Nakaseke Chief Administrative Officer Sarah Nakalungi said her office has since suspended the accused headteachers for one month pending guidance from the Solicitor General on the way forward on the cases.
A sign post for Nakaseke district headquarters located at Butalangu town. 21 headteachers have been suspended from duty in the district after they were found to have forged academic document to gain promotion
21 primary school headteachers in Nakaseke district have been suspended for forging academic papers to obtain promotions.
The headteachers served as caretakers in Universal
Primary Education Schools when the district asked for their academic papers for
confirmation as substantive staff. They allegedly forged and submitted forged academic
papers to gain promotion.
The headteachers presented academic transcripts for Bachelor of Arts and Education which they claimed to have obtained from Makerere,
Kampala International University, Kyambogo and Kampala University.
However, a whistleblower
alerted the office of Chief Administrative Officer Sarah Nakalungi, who forwarded the files of the accused headteachers to the Inspectorate of Government for further investigation.
The Inspectorate concluded investigations where it confirmed
the headteachers forged the transcripts and remanded that they be dismissed
from the Service.
Some headteachers reportedly admitted before IG officers that
their transcripts were forged at Nasser Road, the hub of stationery in Kampala City.
The Nakaseke Chief Administrative Officer Sarah Nakalungi
said her office has since suspended the accused headteachers for one month
pending guidance from the Solicitor General on the way forward on the cases.
“ I can confirm to you that the
headteachers are right now on suspension for one month. I wrote to the Solicitor General seeking guidance on how to proceed with the cases and I expect the feedback today before a final decision is taken,’’ Nakalungi said.
Ignatius Koomu the LCV Chairman of Nakaseke district said the accusations against headteachers as unfortunate and may worsen staffing gaps if they are dismissed.
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It is reported that there is confusion that although the
headteachers forged to gain promotion, some went ahead to pursue further
education and acquired genuine papers.
The district is also seeking guidance on
whether the headteachers can revert to classroom teachers since before they used
genuine documents to gain employment as grade 3 teachers.
But earlier, Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, the Deputy Inspector
General of Government ordered the Chief Administrative Officer to submit the
Headteachers to the District Service Commission for dismissal from service for uttering
forged academic documents which is tantamount to misconduct under section (F-R)
and 5(N) of the Public Service Standing Orders.
She also added that uttering false documents constitutes an
offence under section 351 of the Penal Code Act cap 120 and the CAO should forward
the headteachers to Nakaseke District Police Commander to face criminal
charges.
