By Eye Media | Apac | July 12, 2026

Two senior officials in Apac District are under police investigation over the alleged theft and mismanagement of more than Shs48 million in government funds, in a scandal that has once again put the district’s fight against corruption under the spotlight.

The officers under investigation are Apac District Education Officer (DEO) Bosco Elyak and Assistant District Health Officer (ADHO) Francis Leone Oceng.

The two separate cases involve the alleged theft of Shs17 million in the education department and Shs31 million in the health department.

North Kyoga Regional Police Spokesperson Patrick Jimmy Okema confirmed that the investigations are ongoing.

According to Okema, Elyak is accused of transferring Shs17 million to the bank account of Arocha Seed Secondary School before allegedly instructing the school’s headteacher to withdraw the money and hand it over to him.

“He is being accused of transferring Shs17 million to the bank account of Arocha Seed Secondary School and later asked the headteacher to withdraw the money and hand it to him,” Okema said.

Police have already recorded a statement from the district education officer, who was later released on police bond as investigations continue.

The second case concerns the alleged theft of Shs31 million in the district health department, with Assistant District Health Officer Francis Leone Oceng being held responsible.

Apac District Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Emmanuel Olaboro Ejuku said the alleged financial irregularities were uncovered during an internal audit.

He revealed that the district administration wrote to the implicated officials in December 2025, directing them to refund the money in question, but they failed to comply.

“There are cases of mismanagement of funds which we uncovered after the audit. We asked those responsible to refund the money, but they did not comply and the matter is now being handled by the police,” Ejuku said.

However, Oceng has dismissed the allegations against him, describing the accusations as politically motivated.

“What I know is that all these are politically motivated. I have not yet been summoned by the police, but I am waiting for them so that I can give my side of the story,” he said.

The latest investigations add to Apac District’s troubled history of corruption cases.

The district previously made headlines after five former district civil servants were convicted by the Anti-Corruption Court and sentenced to five years in prison for stealing Shs430 million meant for the payment of staff salaries and pensions.

The ongoing investigations are expected to test the district’s renewed commitment to fighting corruption and improving service delivery in the district.