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Lack of functional District Service Commission causes financial loss in Agago

25 May 2026, 6:37 pm

Hon. Wilson Otoo, the newly elected Agago District LCV Chairperson, being sworn in while holding a Bible.

By Bonny Mike Okello

Failure by Agago District to operationalise the District Service Commission due to political pressure has led to the loss of funds meant for the recruitment of civil servants.

Speaking after being sworn in on 22 May 2026 as the duly elected Agago District Chairperson, Hon. Otoo Wilson said funds allocated for the recruitment of health workers at Patongo Health Centre IV were not utilised.

According to Otoo, Agago has suffered for a long time due to a lack of integrity within the Service Commission, where every applicant is alleged to require either powerful connections or bribes to secure employment.

Hon. Otoo Wilson speaking on the District Service Commission in Agago.

He said he aims to restore hope for the people of Agago who study but struggle to secure jobs in their own district due to alleged corruption, which he pledged will end under his leadership, stressing that jobs in Agago are not for sale.

Hon. Otoo Wilson speaking on job recruitment in Agago District.

Agago District Speaker Ivan Oyet Odong, who secured his position unopposed, urged councillors during their first sitting to join hands in order to improve Agago and leave it better than they found it.