SCIENCE COUNCIL RECRUITMENT STORM! Petition Asks Minister to Probe New UNCST Boss Kisaale, Questions Hiring of 20 Staff in 2 Months
A formal petition has been submitted to Uganda's Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation asking for an investigation into the appointment of Dr. James Kisaale as Executive Secretary of the Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST). The petition also questions a wave of recent staff hirings linked to Kisaale.
Why it matters
Raises governance and transparency concerns regarding public sector appointments and institutional management in Uganda.
KAMPALA – The Uganda National Council for Science and Technology (UNCST) has been thrown into a fresh recruitment storm, with a new petition calling for an investigation into Executive Secretary Dr James Kisaale’s appointment and accusing him of bringing nearly 20 staff and interns into the institution within just two months of taking office.
The petition, dated September 19, 2026 and addressed to Eng. Jonard Asiimwe, the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation in the Office of the President, alleges that Kisaale’s own recruitment to the top UNCST job was fraudulent and is now being followed by what the petitioner describes as a questionable and potentially sectarian recruitment drive.
The petitioner says the latest complaint follows an earlier petition submitted on July 15, 2026, asking for intervention and an investigation into what he described as the allegedly fraudulent recruitment of Kisaale as Executive Secretary.
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