In 2020, the construction of the two-storied building was commissioned, and the contract was awarded to Bigon Enterprise Limited, who started the foundation of the building but later abandoned the site due to lack of funds.
On Wednesday, Betty Namukwaya the Nakasongola District Secretary for Finance tabled before the district council a proposed budget for the financial year 2025/26 which was estimated at 38. 1 billion shillings.
Claire Amaro-Rwot, a staff member at Agro Consortium based in Gulu City, said the scheme covers a variety of crops commonly grown in the region. “Crops covered under the scheme include coffee, maize, beans, rice, cotton, bananas, oilseeds (sunflower, sim-sim, soybeans, and groundnuts), fruit trees, tea, sorghum, barley, and Irish potatoes,” Amaro-Rwot stated.
Oceng noted that since the rolling of the PDM in the district three years, there has been gradual improvement on the livelihood of the community as they register success in the various enterprising ventures.
Ggoobi expressed concern that during heated election periods, many Ugandans tend to abandon their economic activities and focus excessively on politics, which negatively impacts productivity and economic growth.
LC 5 Chairman Erastus Kibirango says the move has been frustrated Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development's directive banning the purchase of vehicles.
The warning has been issued by the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury-PSST in the Ministry of Finance, Ramathan Ggoobi, who accuses some accounting officers in Ministries, Departments and government agencies of committing budget games which he says is another form of corruption.
Ramathan Ggoobi, the Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury in the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, reveals that they intend to leverage the operation structures of ISO, to stamp out corruption tendencies in the implementation of PDM
Wasswa Tamale, the National Resistance Movement Publicity Secretary for Luwero district explains that about 179 residents applied for PDM cash at Nambeere PDM SACCO and each was asked by some officials to first pay 70,000 shillings.
The five were arrested by Police following complaints to Rosemary Byabasaija, the Nakaseke Resident District Commissioner that they had withdrawn the money and allegedly embezzled it.
Paul Mwanja, the Commissioner of Infrastructure and Social Services in the Ministry of Finance, says that whereas the mother districts require Shillings 1 billion for their relocation, the government is currently financially constrained to fund the exercise.
The loan which is extended to the country by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) is meant to equip the institute whose construction has been budgeted to cost 73 million US Dollars.
Racheal Matovu the Chairperson of Ssambwe Parish in Ndejje town council says that although the money is on the account, the beneficiaries are yet to access it because they are unable to withdraw it due to government restrictions.
The micro finance support centre zonal manager for Moroto office, says they have started sensitizing the SACCO leadership on the legal aspects of SACCOs, including requirements for permanent registration.
In Nakaseke, the affected staff have been put on notice to anticipate a delay in the payment of salaries for the month of December. The district has a wage shortfall of 1.3 billion Shillings, according to releases made by the Ministry of Finance in the second quarter of the financial year.
Erastus Kibirango the LC 5 Chairman of Luwero district says that the district has failed to meet revenue targets due to leakages which include embezzlement, under assessment and issuance of fake receipts among other factors.
The lawmakers demanded to know why the Ministry of Finance didn’t approach the lenders directly instead of using Standard Chartered Bank to obtain the loan facility before they faulted the Ministry of Finance for 'bad negotiation' for the 1.750 trillion Shillings loan that attracts a 10 per cent (175.080 billion Shillings) insurance premium cost paid upfront for the 10-year duration repayment period.
Musasizi said that the government through the Ministry of Finance has since instituted a subcommittee to analyze the challenges to find a lasting solution.
Lynus Opigo, the Principal Human Resource Officer, and the former Chief Administrative Officer, Geoffrey Nkuruziza were found culpable for negligently overpaying emoluments of some staff of Masindi by 11.4 million Shillings and 6million to ghosts.
