A former prison health officer from Uganda is claiming the system screwed him over after he wouldn't fake receipts for COVID money he never got. James Turyatunga says his bosses at Kitalya Prison wanted him to sign documents confirming payments that didn't actually reach him and other medical staff who treated infected inmates at Moroto during lockdown. When he refused, they transferred him to Koboko without transport support, then labeled him a deserter when he couldn't show up.
He recorded some aide demanding 300,000 shillings to process his paperwork, and started getting death threats after going to anti-corruption agencies for help. Authorities arrested him for desertion under the Prisons Act, and he sat in Luzira until bail came through. Prison spokesperson Frank Baine denies everything and says the guy just abandoned his post.
The deserter tag killed his job prospects even though he trained at Mulago Medical School, and his kids had to drop out of school because money dried up. He wants to protest outside prison headquarters, but the police ghosted his request, and he keeps saying the whole mess proves you can't fight powerful people in government without cash or connections.
He recorded some aide demanding 300,000 shillings to process his paperwork, and started getting death threats after going to anti-corruption agencies for help. Authorities arrested him for desertion under the Prisons Act, and he sat in Luzira until bail came through. Prison spokesperson Frank Baine denies everything and says the guy just abandoned his post.
The deserter tag killed his job prospects even though he trained at Mulago Medical School, and his kids had to drop out of school because money dried up. He wants to protest outside prison headquarters, but the police ghosted his request, and he keeps saying the whole mess proves you can't fight powerful people in government without cash or connections.
