By Ben Ssebuguzi
Recently, DailyMonitor published a headline story on how the former Managing Director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), Mr Richard Byarugaba had filed a suit against the line minister of Gender Hon. Betty Amongi.
I support the decision of Mr. Richard Byarugaba given the mayhem of allegations he has gone through that is likely to take a toll on his over 20 years reputation and pedigree he has built over the years of his career.
Without mincing words, the line minister by denying Mr Byarugaba the renewal of his contract is interfering in the modern corporate practice which puts our good government in the spotlight as far as managing to quash public entities is concerned. The purpose of the boards of companies is to give independent opinions and reports on the performance of the management which informs decision-making.
Additionally, In this scenario, despite different entities like IGG and parliament clearing Mr Byarugaba of the allegations levelled against him, she goes ahead to deny him a new contract which means that there is a personal vendetta against him. I pray that President Yoweri Museveni investigates the minister because NRM promotes the systems of government to work than individual emotions. If this goes unabated, it will set a bad precedent against the efficiency in the management of other government entities which have been functioning well with the supervision of the board of governors hence giving value to taxpayers.
In conclusion, given the tyranny of subjecting Mr Richard to bad light yet he dedicated his services to grow the savers’ fund (NSSF), to the tune of Ugx 17 trillion, among other achievements, I support him to seek justice in court in order to clean his reputation and salvage the career he has built over time.
Ben Ssebuguzi is a Senior researcher and Economist
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