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 …
Read More »Mbale city operating without approved budget
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 …
Read More »Mbale ghost projects are a ‘typing error’, city engineer tells minister
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 …
Read More »Minister Ogwang demands audit into ongoing works at Jinja district headquarters
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 …
Read More »Kamuli municipal council engineer arrested over corruption
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 …
Read More »Kibaale RDC in trouble for commissioning incomplete UGX 700M maternity ward
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 …
Read More »Seven Kikuube district officials arrested over alleged abuse of office
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 …
Read More »Minister demands probe into Masindi district officials over shoddy works
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 …
Read More »Minister issues ultimatum for encroachers to vacate UBC land in Arua
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, …
Read More »Six NRM MPs lose party primaries in Teso
Soroti, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least six Members of Parliament from the ruling National Resistance Movement- NRM Party have lost bids to retain the party flag in the next general election across Teso Sub Region. The most hit district is Kumi where all the NRM flag bearers in the …
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