Atleast six employees of Igara growers Tea factory LTD in Bushenyi District have been suspended by the board over massive corruption and embezzlement of in specified amount of money.
According to aboard notice released on August, 3, 2021, notes the suspects as the Finance Manager, Brand Unit manager, Factory manager, Production manager, General Manager, and Factory engineer the six were suspended in a board notice written on August, 3, 2021.
Prosecution alleges that the six together with others engaged in syndicate corruption that resulted into loss of millions of money.
The syndicate corruption includes, fictious procurements,over pricing,illegal allowances, embezzlement of raedy made tea making others.
According to preliminary investigations, up to 2bn shillings could have been lost in this syndicate corruption.
The chairman board said invests are already underway and any body found culpable will be prosecuted in courts of law.
A reports authored by the internal Auditor Robert Mugabe noted that a number of fictious procurements were discovered involving millions of money.
The matter was brought to the attention of the board which has now taken action.
Igara Growers Tea Factory is situated in the South Western part of Uganda at Butare, Kyamuhunga Sub-county, Igara West, Bushenyi District 12 Kms from Ishaka along the Mbarara-Kaseese high way.
The company is managed by an elected nine member Board of Directors who hire the management services of Uganda Tea Development Agency Limited (UTDAL). Factory operations are overseen by the General Manager, assisted by a deputy General Manager and several other department heads.
Igara manufactures Black CTC (Cut, Tear, Curl) teas with an annual made tea production of 3,000 tonnes. Primary grades (BP1, PF1, PD and D1) make about 90% and Secondary grades (BP, PF, D, BMF and F1) make 10% of the total production.
