Mafias want NSSF savings – workers MPs

Workers Members of Parliament (MP) Rwakajara Arinaitwe and Agnes Kunihira, who are also former NSSF board members, revealed while appearing before the select committee probing the public savings entity that fights, smear campaign and appointment influence are not new in NSSF.

Kunihira told the Committee that in 2013, the board agreed to replace the then MD, Richard Byarugaba and his deputy Geraldine Ssali and interviews were conducted.

Although the two failed the interviews, Kunihira said the board got a presidential directive to reappoint them.

“The Committee needs to know that there is no crisis at NSSF. This is just smear campaign that could be aimed ta removing the existing person and bring their own, or even switch the supervisory role from the gender ministry to the finance ministry,” Kunihira narrated.

Rwakajara informed the Committee that some of the mafias interested in NSSF are in the finance ministry and are willing to do whatever it takes to take over control of the entity. 

The NSSF crisis came to light when the then managing director, Richard Byarugaba, ‘s contract was not renewed amid allegations of corruption and mismanagement.

The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development, Betty Amongi, came out and directed Byarugaba to retire since her had reached retirement age.

Preisdent Museveni has since given a directive to have the public savings entity investigated over allegations of corruption and mismanagement.