Masaka, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the President is considering assuming the role of deploying and transferring Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) as part of the efforts to enhance service delivery in the country. Hajji Yunusu Kakande, Secretary in the Office of the President, announced the proposed restructuring …
Read More »CAOs, town clerks petition IGG over low pay
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chief Administrative Officers-CAOs and town clerks used a corruption sensitization meeting convened by the Inspectorate of Government-IG to lobby for a pay rise, saying their meager earnings tempt them to engage in corruption. The Inspector General of Government Beti Olive Kamya was meeting the Chief …
Read More »IGG: 52 CAOs arrested over corruption in 2022
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fifty-two Chief Administrative officers were arrested by the Inspectorate of Government-IG last year, the Inspector General of Government, Beti Olive Kamya has revealed. She explained that the affected CAOs were interdicted and charged with among others embezzlement of funds, abuse of office, and utterance of …
Read More »CAOs bypassing district councils on budget scrutiny
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Thomas Tayebwa, is perturbed by reports that Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) are undermining the powers of district councils by submitting budgets to the finance ministry without scrutiny by the councils. Tayebwa said he had received reports from district councillors and speakers …
Read More »RDC accuse CAOs of losing corruption fight
Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Resident City Commissioners have blamed the increasing corruption on the unwillingness by the chief administrative officers to fight against the vice. According to the RDCs, their efforts to fight the vice have been frustrated by the CAOs who have failed to implement recommendations given …
Read More »Kadaga directs Busoga CAOs to present budget for sugarcane access roads
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed the Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) in sugarcane growing districts in Busoga to come up with a budget for repair of roads. Kadaga expressed dismay at the state of the community roads in areas where sugar millers operate …
Read More »“We are not happy”: CAOs demand 13.5m salary increment
Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | Chief Administrative Officers (CAOs) have demanded a monthly gross pay of Shs 13.5 million up from the net Shs 1.7 million they currently earn. The CAOs who are the accounting officers for the Ministry of Local Government at the district level say they handle large …
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