Leaders from the northern Uganda have appealed for an extension of the Peace recovery and development plan (PRDP) stating that several of the developments are still incomplete even as the program nears its end. In 2012, many donors suspended aid following a scandal at the Office of the Prime Minister, where as much as 50 billion shillings was unaccounted for. Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi later admitted that donor-funded projects would suffer because of the aid cuts.
The Anti Corruption Court is tomorrow expected to pass its sentence on former Principal Accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister, Geoffrey Kazinda, following his conviction for fraud related charges a week ago.
Auditors had begun queries on a number of irregular cash withdrawals of above 10 billion shillings in the name of Bigirimana. There were queries on 823 million shillings advanced to staff. They also discovered the “Kasiimo account†in Centenary Bank to which signatories, monies deposited and beneficiaries were all not known.
Yahaya Kasolo, a former senior accountant in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), says he is still puzzled as to how he contributed to the loss of 16.2 billion shillings.
Officials from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) on Tuesday laboured to explain how they spent cash irregularly deposited on their personal accounts.
Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday clashed over the ongoing investigations into the disappearance of funds in Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Permanent Secretary Pius Bigirimana today told Parliament that he caused a fundamental change in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) yet he is being victimized by the public.
Pius Bigirimana, the permanent secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), has today told Parliament that it was Premier Amama Mbabazi who directed Geoffrey Kazinda to stay despite his fraudulent activities.
Gonzaga Mayanja, the Commissioner in charge PRDP in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) says money for carrying out the project activities in the forty districts of north and eastern Uganda has been disbursed despite withdrawal of funds by donor countries.
Bank of Uganda officials have today been put to task to explain flaws in the banking system regarding irregular payments of money in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM).
Joseph Bamwebehire, a concerned citizen has gone to the Constitutional Court to challenge parliamentary resolutions to have permanent secretary in the Prime Minister’s office Pius Bigirimana interdicted.
Civil Society groups in Karamoja sub region have condemned corruption asking government to find means of ending the current endless theft of public funds.
