Apac district assistant district health officer in charge of environmental health, Francis Leone Oceng, has been ordered to refund Shs 31 million that was allocated for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras at Apac General Hospital.
The directive was issued by Apac chief administrative officer (CAO) Emmy Ejuku Olaboro following a special audit conducted in December 2025, which found that the funds had been misappropriated.
In a June 30, 2026 letter addressed to Oceng and copied to the resident district commissioner (RDC), the LC V chairperson and the District Internal Security Officer (DISO), Olaboro directed him to begin the process of refunding the money.
Olaboro instructed Oceng to appear before the audit team to commence the recovery process and account for the expenditure.
“The recovery should reach the district account in five working days from the date of this letter. Failure will mean disobedience to superior instructions hence disciplinary action,” the letter reads in part.
The CAO noted that although Oceng had submitted a report outlining activities undertaken and individuals purportedly paid, he failed to provide supporting documentation to verify that the work had been executed or that the supplies had been delivered.
To facilitate the recovery, Olaboro directed the chief finance officer (CFO) to oversee the process, including advising on possible instalment payments. The CFO is also expected to submit an agreed payment schedule to the CAO.
Apac RDC Andrew Onyuk confirmed receiving a copy of the directive, saying the move is intended to recover public funds while investigations continue. He added that the officials concerned are cooperating with the ongoing administrative process.
Oceng, however, dismissed the allegations, describing them as politically motivated and intended to tarnish his reputation following his brother’s election as Apac District LC V chairperson.
He maintained that he had done nothing wrong and vowed to challenge the allegations through legal means. Oceng said he has received several audit queries over the past two months, including another involving the alleged misappropriation of Shs 48 million in 2023, insisting that both allegations are baseless.
He added that he possesses documentary evidence to account for the funds and intends to rely on the CAO’s letter as part of his defence in court.
The latest development comes as Apac district intensifies efforts to enforce accountability in the management of public funds, in line with recommendations contained in internal audit reports and amid growing calls for greater transparency in the use of government resources.
‘The directive was issued by Apac chief administrative officer (CAO) Emmy Ejuku Olaboro following a special audit conducted in December 2025, which found that the funds had been misappropriated.”Exactly what does Mr Francis Leone Oceng think of the public when he cries foul politics as the reason for his corruption. Very typical of the present opposition of Uganda to try and dipict the government as the culprit of everything that is going wrong in this country. The compromised opposition after sharing the tax payers money left, right and center with a government that constantly steals national elections, is washing its hands clean of such befallen misfortunes of this country. Look at what the leader of the opposition is now entrapped into. As soon as he was encouraged to swear with the bible to go back to parliament, the nice man is presently about to loose his job!!