Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee-Local Government has recommended a forensic audit of the 53 Billion Shillings COVID-1 relief cash. This is after the committee chaired by Bar dege- Layibi MP Martin Ojara Mapenduzi uncovered gross irregularities. The joint parliamentary team, comprising the Public and Local Government …
Read More »Taliban hands over seized cash, gold to Afghan central bank
Kabul, Afghanistan | Xinhua | The Taliban have handed over about 12.3 million U.S. dollars cash and some gold to Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB), the country’s central bank, a bank statement said on Thursday. The cash and gold bars found in the houses of former administration’s officials and local offices of former …
Read More »Govt to pay those listed to have missed Covid-19 relief funds
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda’s Third Deputy Prime Minister, Lukia Nakadama has said that government is coordinating with the gender ministry to ensure that all the eligible beneficiaries who did not receive the Covid-19 relief funds over inaccuracies in their personal data are paid. Nakadama who has embarked …
Read More »Kenya, UNICEF launch cash transfer to reduce child poverty in arid regions
Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | Kenya and the UN children’s fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday launched a cash transfer and nutrition program to reduce child poverty in arid regions. Mutahi Kagwe, cabinet secretary in the ministry of health said that the program targets vulnerable families including children under two …
Read More »COVID-19: Wash hands after counting money
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | There is need to exercise high levels of hygiene especially when dealing with currencies, Dr. Yonas Tegegn Woldemariam, the WHO country director has advised. He explains that touching money is one of the fastest ways through, which the Corona virus can be spread since …
Read More »Italians queue for free cash promised by Five Star
Rome, Italy | AFP | Dozens of Italians have been queueing at tax offices to claim money promised by the anti-establishment Five Star Movement in the weekend election — even though the party is not yet in power. A key election pledge of the Five Star Movement (M5S) was to provide …
Read More »Behind Museveni’s cash handouts
By Andrew M. Mwenda Why the president openly bribes voters at public functions and gets away with it and what can be done about it When we had just started The Independent, a particular problem confronted me. Each time a member of staff fell ill at office and was rushed …
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