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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A new report of the Auditor General has revealed financial indiscipline in relation to the utilization of 311 billion Shillings disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. Auditor General John Muwanga presented his report for financial year 2019/2020 to Speaker Rebecca …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has given a three-day ultimatum to the Judiciary to provide accountability for over 20.74 billion Shillings spent in the financial year 2018/2019. On Monday, the Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Judiciary Pius Bigirimana and officials from the Judiciary appeared before PAC …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Office of the Auditor General has reported to Parliament a backlog of 14,011 audits in 2020. Auditor General John Muwanga together with several officials from his office on Wednesday presented a performance report for the financial year 2019/2020 and a half financial year 2020/2021 …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT  |  The Auditor General’s office is one month behind the schedule of submitting the much-awaited 2019/2020 financial year audit report to parliament. The report for the financial year ended June 30, 2020, was expected by  December 31, 2020. Under the Constitution and the National Audit Act, …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | Last year Parliament approved loans to the tune of 18.69 trillion Shillings, according to the report detailing the business transacted by the House in the year 2020.    The approved loans are up from the 6.15 trillion Shillings that legislators approved in 2019.  According to the …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Auditor General John Muwanga has uncovered irregularities involved in the sale of Kampala Capital City Dispensary. The property contained on Plot 71 Nkrumah Road was leased in 2010 by then Kampala City Council to Securex Amenities (U) Limited whose directors were listed as Businessman …

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Central Government has directed the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Patrick Mugoya to submit a comprehensive report on the state of the country’s missions and properties abroad. The Committee Chaired by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala …

Moroto, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-PAC on Tuesday tasked officials from Moroto Regional Referral Hospital to account for 603.4 million shillings that was irregularly spent on salaries, non-budgeted items among others. Led by the Hospital Director Dr Benedicto Watmon, the officials were appearing before the committee to answer …

Kampala, Uganda| AFP |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is investigating the expenditure of 24.4 billion shillings by the Uganda Police Force on non-budgeted items contrary to the Public Finance Management Act.  The matter stems from a June 2019 audit report in which Auditor General John Muwanga queried …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Friday came under fire over advance payment of Shillings 375.6 million to staff personal bank accounts contrary to the Treasury Accounting Instructions. Led by the Permanent Secretary Lynette Bagonza, these were before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-PAC …