Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Kampala Capital City Lord Mayor Erias Lukwago has asked the newly inaugurated Public Accounts Committee to investigate the expenditure on road infrastructure. Lukwago made the appeal on Thursday at the City Hall while officiating at the ceremony where four members of PAC took oath. …
Read More »Vendors demand audit of Mbarara Central Market SACCO
Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbarara Central Market vendors have petitioned the City Council authorities to carry out a special audit of the operations of their SACCO. They say the SACCO has remained inactive since 2014 and they have not received any audit report from the management. The SACCO that …
Read More »Lwengo council leaders demand special audit of emyooga program
Lwengo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Village and parish council leaders in Lwengo district are calling for a special audit into the implementation of the Emyooga program, a presidential initiative aimed at wealth and job creation citing ghost beneficiaries. According to the lower local council leaders, many of the program beneficiaries appearing …
Read More »Workers’ MPs call for value-for-money audit of NSSF
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Workers’ Representatives have called for a reputable international audit firm to carry out a value-for-money audit of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF). Members of Parliament, Arinaitwe Rwakajara, Agnes Kunihira, Margaret Rwabushaija and Abdulhu Byakatonda made this proposal while appearing before the Select Committee investigating …
Read More »‘Public servants payroll under audit’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In a bid to rectify the recurrent challenges in remittances of pensions, gratuity and salaries of public servants, the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) has instituted an audit into the payroll. This revelation was made by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to …
Read More »Speaker wants audit on COSASE over ‘under performance’
Among has stopped Ssenyonyi from presenting the report on the floor citing leakage which contravened Rule 216 (1) of the Rules of Procedure of Parliament Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has ordered a value-for-money audit on the Committee of Statutory Authorities and State …
Read More »PAC recommends audit on finance ministry over health monies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Central Government has recommended a forensic audit into the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (MoFPED) over release of excess funds to health facilities. This was contained in the committee’s report in the report of the Auditor General of the …
Read More »PAC questions Masaka hospital officials on UGX 2.5Bn maternity project
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The former Masaka Regional Referral Hospital Director, Dr. Nathan Onyachi, has acknowledged failure to seek clearance from the Attorney General for a 2.5 billion Shillings variance for the 400 bed Maternity and Children Complex project. Dr. Onyachi and the current hospital director, Dr. James Elima …
Read More »Speaker Among orders audit of nodding syndrome funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has directed the Auditor General to conduct an audit on the 1.334 billion Shillings disbursed in 2018 for interventions against the nodding syndrome in Northern Uganda. Among’s directive followed a debate on the motion on Wednesday moved by Lillian Aber, …
Read More »Ministers order audit of Arua city Parish Development Model funds
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Ministers from the West Nile region have ordered an audit into the Arua City Parish Development Model (PDM) funds over alleged irregularities. They accuse the city officials among others of irregularly forming PDM groups and disbursing money to unregistered SACCOs which is contrary to the …
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