Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Deputy Speaker of Parliament Anita Among has set up an Adhoc committee to investigate the government’s decision to merge government agencies. The resolution was passed on Thursday after the Minister of Public Service Wilson Muruli Mukasa presented a statement on the rationalization of government …
Read More »Parliament queries merger of government agencies
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament have queried governments’ ongoing move to merge and rationalize public institutions and agencies, calling it a rushed and poorly planned process. The legislators raised concern regarding government’s exploration of the legal and financial ramifications involved in the process while responding to a …
Read More »Government names 60 agencies to be merged
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Government has listed its agencies, commissions and authorities that were approved for mergers or being transferred back to their mother ministries as departments or directorates. David Karubanga, the Minister of State for Public Service told journalists at the Uganda Media Centre that a team that …
Read More »Online procurement in gov’t agencies fails to start
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Online procurement in key government agencies that was planned to start in August has failed to kick off. Ten government agencies were expected to start the online procurement on Thursday as the first step to move government procurement from manual system which is prone to corruption. …
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