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Byarugaba asks Court to Quash Ayota’s Appointment as IGG Clears Him of Financial Loss Allegations

by Muhamadi Byemboijana
September 26, 2023
Byarugaba asks Court to Quash Ayota’s Appointment as IGG Clears Him of Financial Loss Allegations
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Richard Byarugaba, the former managing director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), has asked the High court to annul the appointment of his successor, Patrick Ayota.
 
In his application before the High court civil division, Byarugaba argued that Ayota’s appointment as managing director on August 18, 2023, should be invalidated due to his ineligibility for the position.

He contends that Ayota was appointed while holding the substantive statutory position of deputy MD on a fixed five-year term, making him ineligible for the MD appointment.
 
Additionally, Byarugaba is seeking a permanent injunction to prevent Ayota from acting as the MD of the fund. Alternatively, he is requesting the court to allow him to amend his affidavit in a petition he filed two months earlier, which challenges the government’s decision not to renew his contract. 

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This amendment would consolidate all issues for court determination.

Byarugaba asserts that these new developments were created to undermine his application since they arose after filing and service of the judicial review application and are now being used as a defense against his suit.
 
He argues that these developments are unlawful and contravene the principles of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Act as amended.

He further states that granting the requested amendments and leave will not prejudice the respondents, the Attorney General, and minister for Gender, Labour, and Social Development, Betty Amongi.

The case is scheduled for a hearing on September 27 before justice Musa Ssekaana.

In August 2023, Byarugaba filed a petition against the Attorney General and Amongi, seeking court orders for Amongi to fulfill her statutory duties and complete his reappointment as the NSSF MD, as recommended by the board and required by the law.
 
Byarugaba’s argument is based on procedural irregularities and the decision to reject the board’s recommendation for his reappointment, as well as a violation of his legitimate expectations by not affording him a fair hearing.

He served as the NSSF MD since August 1, 2010, and his second appointment, which began on November 29, 2017, expired on November 30, 2022.

Byarugaba contends that even before his second contract could run its course, Amongi attempted to prematurely end it by stating that he should have retired upon reaching 60 years of age.
 
He adds that only with the intervention of the Attorney General was he able to complete his second term of office. The NSSF board of directors had recommended renewing the contracts of both Byarugaba and his deputy Ayota. 

However, Amongi renewed only the contract of Ayota and deferred Byarugaba’s appointment, citing various allegations, including financial impropriety, collusion with contractors, defiance of presidential directives, and corruption.

Despite stakeholders meeting at State House on December 6, 2022, and receiving guidance from President Yoweri Museveni to conclude Byarugaba’s appointment process, Amongi did not follow the guidance. 

Byarugaba argues that this, along with ignoring the February 2023 report of the parliamentary select committee on the state of affairs at NSSF where he was cleared of financial impropriety allegations, makes the decision not to renew his contract illegal, irrational, and procedurally incorrect. 
 
According to Byarugaba, the decision also disregarded the Inspector General of Government’s (IGG) report, which cleared him of allegations and supported the board’s recommendation based on his previous performance in office. 

Records indicate that NSSF, under Byarugaba’s and his deputy’s leadership, currently has 2 million members and assets worth Shs 17 trillion. Based on this performance, Byarugaba is seeking to have the decision not to renew his contract set aside. URN.

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