Uganda, March 18 -- The Inspector General of Government (IGG) has canceled the recent recruitment of primary teachers by the Mbale City Service Commission (CSC) over irregularities.

This comes after IGG's investigations revealed that the entire exercise was marred by irregularities such as corruption, abuse of office, influence-peddling and nepotism.

The Deputy IGG, Ms Anne Twinomugisha Muhairwe, ordered that the recruitment exercise be cancelled and new interviews are carried out.

"The IGG received numerous complaints in which it was alleged that the process of recruiting head teachers, Inspectors of Schools, Senior Assistant Education Officers and Assistant Town Clerks by the Mbale City Service Commission, was marred with irregularit...