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Legislators probe recruitment discrepancies in URA top positions

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (PAC – COSASE) has resolved to investigate recruitment irregularities in the top positions at the Uganda Revenue Authority. Concerns over the lack of national character in the senior positions at the tax body came …

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COSASE turns away URA officials over inconsistency

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Revenue Authority top officials were on Wednesday dismissed from a meeting with the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises (COSASE) over inconsistent responses to queries. They were asked to return today. Led by Commissioner General, John Musinguzi Rujoki, the URA officials …

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MPs irked by selective disbursement of higher education student loans

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee of Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises – COSASE, have expressed disappointment with the Higher Education Students’ Financing Board over the selective distribution of student loans. The committee is probing the Board following concerns raised by the Auditor …

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Minister Babalanda tasks new board to restructure UPPC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Presidency Minister, Milly Babirye Babalanda has tasked the newly appointed Board of Directors of the Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation– UPPC to urgently consider restructuring the entity. She made the call while responding to accusations against her raised by the Public Accounts Committee of …

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COSASE hands Securex Amenities director to CID

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commissions, Statutory Authorities, and State Enterprises-COSASE on Tuesday handed over Bob Kanaabi, one of the three Directors of Securex Amenities Uganda Limited to the police over his involvement in the fraudulent acquisition of a lease for the Kampala Capital City Dispensary land. It follows …

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KCCA on the spot over failed recruitment exercise

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) are angry with Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) leaders over returning Shs13 billion meant for recruitment of health workers to the Consolidated Fund. Committee Chairperson, Joel Ssenyonyi said there is a shortage …

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KCCA tasked on delayed pay of casual workers

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts – Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has put Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA)’s technical team to task over delayed payment of causal workers who have gone for months without pay. Led by KCCA Executive Director Dorothy Kisaka, the technical …

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Among calls out COSASE for poor performance 

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Anita Among revealed that the Parliamentary Committee on Commissions, State Authorities and State Enterprises has been the worst accountability committee in the House. According to the Speaker, out of the 111 reports that were supposed to be produced by COSASE, only …

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COSASE orders forensic audit of Entebbe Express Highway Maintenance costs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises – COSASE has recommended a forensic audit of the 918 million Shillings’ monthly maintenance for the 51.5km Kampala-Entebbe Expressway. The recommendation stems from a probe report of COSASE conducted in November 2022 following the report of …

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