Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has expressed disappointment at the Ministry of Works and Transport for its officials’ failure to attend Thursday’s session. Top officials from the ministry had been summoned to appear before the committee to address findings from the Auditor General’s report on the Multinational Lake Victoria Maritime […]
The Public Accounts Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has recommended that the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development ensure the timely release of funds to different government entities to avoid delays in work plans. Chaired by Medard Lubega Sseggona, the committee referred to the Equal […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the parliamentary police to arrest Doreen Katusiime, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism. The move follows her alleged refusal to respond to inquiries regarding funds allocated to the ministry. Committee chairperson, Mr. Muwanga Kivumbi, issued the arrest warrant after the committee clerk […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has summoned the Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Lands, Ms Dorcus Okalany to explain unaccounted-for funds for financial year 2022/23. This is after she skipped the committee’s first summons and instead sent an apology letter to the committee before traveling to New York The […]
Members of Parliament on Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have quizzed officials from the Ministry of Defence over the Shs1.7 million spent on producing a single acre of maize. Some MPs argue that ordinary Ugandans spend around Shs500,000 to produce an acre of maize. The latest Auditor General’s report revealed […]
