Uganda, March 11 -- The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has launched investigations into circumstances under which some staff in the Energy ministry were recruited.

This follows a January 8 petition to the IGG by a whistleblower who claimed one Rose Nannono was recruited for one of the ministry projects in 2018, allegedly without following the requisite process.

Ms Nannono works under the Energy ministry's Electricity Sector Development Project (ESDP).

According to the petition, recruitment on local contracts involves carrying out a needs assessment, setting up job descriptions, advertising for the job, shortlisting, interviewing, and recommending the award of the job to the best candidate.

".A case in point is one Nannono Rose ...