Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The office of the President is seeking a budgetary allocation of 12.33 billion Shillings to renovate the State House in Entebbe and 23 upcountry State lodges. Constructed in 2007, the State House in Entebbe has had no major rehabilitation works and needs a retouch, State …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Economic Monitoring in the President’s office Peter Ogwang has raised concern over the high costs involved in the implementation of government projects in Mbale district. Ogwang who was in Mbale district monitoring and inspecting government projects observes that while the costs …
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Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale city is operating without an approved budget, URN has learnt. This came to the fore last week in a meeting between Mbale City Council authorities and Peter Ogwang, the State Minister for Economic monitoring in the office of the President. During the meeting, Ogwang …
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Mbale Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Mbale City Council officials are on the spot over three funded projects that do not exist on the ground, and over costing prices of buildings. Over the weekend, the State Minister of Economic Monitoring Peter Ogwang inspected some of the projects in Mbale city, and …
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Jinja, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for Economic Monitoring, Peter Ogwang has demanded for a special audit into the ongoing construction works at the new Jinja district headquarter premises located in Buwenge town council. While inspecting the different government infrastructural projects in Jinja district on Wednesday, Ogwang …
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Kamuli, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Police in Kamuli district has arrested and detained the Kamuli municipal council engineer, Moses Kadumba over alleged misappropriation of funds meant to foster construction of the administrative block. It is reported that councilors resolved to construct a moderate administrative block worth 347 Million Shillings and …
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Kibaale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kibaale Resident District Commissioner Deborah Mbabazi, is in trouble for commissioning an incomplete maternity ward at Matale health center III in Matale sub-county worth Shillings 700million. The maternity ward also has various defects, an indication of poor workmanship. The State Minister in Charge of Economic …
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Kikuube, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Seven Kikuube district officials have been arrested for alleged corruption and abuse of office. The officials are Flavia Nabwire, the Assistant Chief Administrative Officer, Emmy Arinaitwe, the District Engineer, Julian Kusiima, the Chief Finance Officer, Moses Irumba, the district internal officer and Nicholas Kwikiriza, the District …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President Peter Ogwang has ordered for the arrest of nine Masindi district local government officials for allegedly executing shoddy works on government projects in the district. The officials are John Kasaija, the Masindi municipal …
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Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of State for ICT Peter Ogwang has given a two months’ ultimatum to people encroaching on UBC land in Arua to vacate. The minister issued the directive during a tour of government ICT facilities in Arua district and the City on Thursday, …
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