The Auditor General has revealed that there was financial indiscipline in the utilisation of shs311 billion disbursed to Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs) and districts for Covid-19 interventions. Section 25(1) of the Public Finance Management Act provides that government may approve a supplementary budget up to 3 per cent of appropriated budget but must seek retrospective…
The Minister for Kampala Betty Amongi has come under fire for allegedly failing to account for Shs 1Bn out of the Shs 2bn Covid-19 funds allocated to Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA). In March, government passed a Covid-19 supplementary budget where KCCA received funds for some of the items that were already funded under Ministry…
Uganda’s health ministry will on Sunday afternoon give accountability for the funds used to deter the coronavirus pandemic. This announcement was made by the health ministry Permanent Secretary, Dr Diana Atwine, on Saturday evening saying the event that will be broadcast live on TV, will start at 3pm. “Tomorrow we will be giving accountability for…
