Entebbe, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the physical infrastructure committee have expressed concern about the delays to appoint a substantive Director-General of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority-UCAA The MPs were on Tuesday visiting Entebbe International Airport on Tuesday to ascertain the progress and status of the 1.1 …
Read More »Defence ministry blames UGX 320Bn ‘ghost’ pension claims on poor verification
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Defence has blamed a 320 Billion Shillings false entry for pension and gratuity arrears on an unreliable verification exercise. The accounting officer of the ministry Edith Buturo while meeting the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Wednesday was tasked by the committee …
Read More »MP Kyagulanyi to face disciplinary committee over COVID-19 funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kyadondo East MP Robert Kyagulanyi has been sent to the Parliamentary Rules Committee for allegedly putting the institution of Parliament into disrepute. The decision to face the rules committee was taken by the Speaker of parliament Rebecca Kadaga following a statement by Bunyole West …
Read More »Isimba dam bridge funds swindled- Kadaga
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Shillings 24 Billion meant for the construction of Isimba Dam Bridge, was swindled, the Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has revealed. Commissioned on March 21st, 2019, the 183MW Isimba Hydro Power Project is located 4km downstream of Simba Falls on the River Nile, approximately …
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