The report was adopted without debate after the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah asked whether any MP wanted to change anything in the committee recommendations and no response was made.
Parliament has adopted the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) report implicating former Vice President Specioza Wandira Kazibwe and others for causing a Shs10 billion loss to government under the Presidential Initiative on market vendors and other small business operators.
The others implicated are Senior Presidential Adviser on Political Affairs Moses Byaruhanga, former Finance Minister Syda Bbumba, outgoing Fisheries Minister Ruth Nankabirwa and General Salim Saleh.
Now, the adoption of the report is to see the newly appointed Government Chief Whip, Ruth Nankabirwa relieved of her appointment as Minister.
The Inspector General of Government (IGG) is to initiate an investigation on former Finance Minister Syda Bbumba and Minister Ruth Nankabirwa for violation of the Leadership Code, abuse of office, influencing diversion of public funds and subsequently leading to financial loss.
Former Vice President Kazibwe is to be held accountable for usurping the technical role of Micro-Finance Support center Limited (MFCL) management when she advised the Finance ministry that, the center was prepared to handle the money whereas it was not.
President Yoweri Museveni\'s Brother General Salim Saleh, is to be held accountable for influence peddling, when he reportedly directed the Assistant Commissioner Microfinance Henry Mbaguta to handle a list of beneficiaries who included Jinja and Arua District Women and Youth League Leaders.
Senior Presidential Advisor, Moses Byaruhanga is to be held accountable for failure to account for Shs 100million he advanced to Moslem founded Associations and funds disbursed to car washers and food vendors in Rubaga Division, which groups the committee said to have been smuggled into the programme.
Byaruhanga is also to be held responsible for abuse of office and influence peddling.
The committee report was adopted without debate after the Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jacob Oulanyah asked whether any MP wanted to change anything in the committee recommendations and no response was made.
Oulanyah put the question and the report was adopted without any changes in the committee recommendations.
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The adoption of the report without a debate comes as a surprise following this week\'s National Resistance Movement (NRM) Parliamentary Caucus meet that discussed the report and exonerated the named officials.
In 2011, Parliament approved a supplementary of 10billion Shillings under the Presidential Initiative on market vendors and other small business operators to create a revolving fund through, which small businesses would access working capital.
Upon approval, the then Finance Minister Syda Bbumba disbursed the money to the Micro-Finance Support Centre Ltd-(MSCL) four days to the 2011 polls. It later emerged that the money had been abused, prompting parliament to call for investigations.
