Tag Archives: COSASE

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory, Authorities and State Enterprise-Cosase have called on the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning Matia Kasaija to sanction the Uganda Revenue Authority Commissioner General John Musinguzi Rujoki for spending taxpayers’ money over and above what Parliament had approved …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) is yet to sign tenancy agreements with cargo handling companies, ENHAS and DAS as they await a decision by the Chief Government Valuer. The authority’s Director General, Fred Bamwesigye made this revelation while meeting Members of Parliament (MPs) on …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has queried the move by the Minister for Public Service, Hon. Wilson Muruli Mukasa to extend the operational mandate of Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC). The functions of the UWEC are supposed to be …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI) in Jinja District has unveiled a comprehensive plan to equip hoteliers, tourism students and specialists with the skills needed to dominate the Uganda and East African markets. This revelation was made by Richard Kawere, the Principal of HTTI …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Speaker of Parliament, Anita Among has directed the Minister of Education and Sports to ensure that buses belonging to Pioneer bus company are vacated from Mandela National stadium to pave way for the country to host the African Nations Championship (CHAN) in September 2024, and …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Committee for Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) urged the Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) to expedite the processing of land titles for project-affected persons (PAPs) nationwide. During an interaction with a team from UNRA, led by Eng. Samuel Muhoozi, the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) has said that the ‘direct procurement’ of Horyal Company Limited to manage Atiak Sugar works in Amuru District was fraudulent. COSASE, chaired by Joel Ssenyonyi, the Nakawa West Member of …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) officials found themselves in a challenging situation as they sought to address the concerns of the Public Accounts Committee on Commission, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (PAC-COSASE). Their predicament arose from an irregular diversion of Shillings 7 billion. Led …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda is losing billions of shillings in betting due to untested, uninspected, and unverified machines being used by betting companies, the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board has conceded. While Section 4 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act of 2016, mandates the  National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Trade, Industries, and Cooperatives, Francis Mwebesa said that he will cause the suspension of David Livingstone Ebiru, the Executive Director of Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS) over allegations of misappropriation of funds and misconduct. This revelation came after he expressed shock …