Tag Archives: PAC

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament-PAC on Tuesday afternoon established that government lacks money to handle any emergency that would arise from the coronavirus outbreak. The Secretary to the Treasury, Keith Muhakanizi revealed this while appearing before PAC to respond to queries in the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has questioned the Secretary to Treasury Keith Muhakanizi over failure to prioritize and categorize domestic arrears under the stock of public debt. Muhakanizi together with the Accountant General Lawrence Ssemakula were on Tuesday appearing before the committee to respond …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament will on February 5th start the probe into the procurement of spare parts for the Jet Ranger Aircraft that was last week involved in a crash. On Tuesday, a Uganda People’s Defense Forces – UPDF jet Ranger AF302 …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Lands ministry has attributed the high debt in domestic arrears on compensation claims by former ranchers who lost land to government. This was revealed during a meeting between officials from the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development led by the Permanent …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed a forensic audit into a 2.2 million US Dollars World Bank project grant extended to the Finance Ministry. The 8.4 billion Shillings project was extended to the Ministry by World Bank’s multi-donor trust fund- the Energy Sector …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Health Ministry, Permanent Secretary, Dr. Diana Atwine and Under Secretary, Ronald Segawa, have recorded statements with the Criminal Investigations Department for unlawful expenditure of shillings 6 billion. The duo was handed over to the CID by the Public Accounts Committee chaired by its …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT  | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has asked the Ministry of Defense and Veterans Affairs to present a list of patients treated at Nakasero hospital. The committee was on Tuesday meeting the Defense Ministry officials led by Lieutenant General Joseph Musanyufu, the UPDF Joint Chief …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee-PAC has asked Gulu University to evict all private businesses operating irregularly in the university precincts. They include among others banks, restaurants, printing and photocopying centers. In his 2017/2018 financial year report, the Auditor General noted that more than 10 private …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The State Minister for Internal Affairs Obiga Kania has said that forensic scientists are leaving the country due to low pay in Uganda and there is a high global demand for their rare skills. Kania was before Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee which invited him as …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee- Central Government has asked the Criminal Investigations and the Intelligence Directorate (CIID) to interrogate officials heading different projects under the Ministry of Finance for abuse of office. The committee chaired by Budadiri West MP Nathan Nandala Mafabi on Wednesday issued a …