Juliet Kusiima told PAC that she used to sign for the money on behalf of his supervisors she identified as Michael Okwalinga, the Senior Accounts Assistant, Accounts officer Julius Obai and Accountant Julius Mandu.
Nandala also told Kagole that the documents show that just in a space of one day, he withdrew another Shillings 29.8 million on June 29th, 2018 for the alleged travel of the Chief Justice to South Africa and questioned how the Chief Justice would travel to two destinations at the same time.
The new Deputy Attorney General Jackson Kafuuzi has said his first role in the Attorney General’s Office will be to deal with questionable court awards that are currently draining the judiciary.
Bugweri County MP Abdu Katuntu tasked the Judiciary officials to explain whether they are comfortable with the speed at which disputes before court are handled.
According to the budget estimates, Judiciary’s budget has been maintained at Shillings 181.61 billion. Bigirimana told MPs that the allocation is minimal for the institution and has left key activities for the coming financial year not funded. He appealed for an additional allocation of 26.5 billion shillings to purchase cars for judicial officials.
The meeting held at the EU Ambasodors residence in Kololo last night was led by the EU Head of Delegation Attilio Pacifici, and attended by representatives from EU partner states, the United States Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac and Officials from the Judiciary, led by the Chief Justice Bart Katureebe, Justice Minister Otafire Kahinda, and Attorney General William Byaruhanga.
The detectives were tasked by Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to gather all documents showing the allotment of up to 32.8 billion Shillings that wired to staff personal accounts. Also required was the list of staff members who were advanced money, their personal Bank Account details and Bank Statements.
The money has been accumulating over the past years with an average of 5 billion shillings deposited every year on the judiciary’s bank account in Bank of Uganda.
PAC Chairperson Nathan Nandala Mafabi on Tuesday tasked the Judiciary Chief Registrar Esta Nambayo to deliver the committee’s letter to Kagole requiring him to appear on Wednesday morning to answer to audit queries raised by Auditor General John Muwanga in his 2017/2018 financial year report.
Nathan Nandala Mafabi, the Committee Chairperson made the decision following scrutiny of the Judiciary expenditure of the 34 billion Shillings which the Auditor General queried as money mischarged.
The Auditor General had faulted the Permanent Secretary of the Judiciary for failing to seek authority to reallocate resources to the required expenditure items, a practice which undermines the budgeting process and intentions of the appropriating authority.
Robert Ssekyanzi the Chairperson of Luweero Town Council Boda Boda Riders Association says motorists have resorted to mob justice after losing several motorcycles to robbers.
