New judges to be named
Jan 25, 2008
This week, Parliament received news that the shortage of judges in Uganda is about to ease. On Monday, the Judicial Service Commission Secretary, Muhanguzi Kashaka, told MPs on the public accounts committee that President Yoweri Museveni had received the 27 names and details of the appointments woul
This week, Parliament received news that the shortage of judges in Uganda is about to ease. On Monday, the Judicial Service Commission Secretary, Muhanguzi Kashaka, told MPs on the public accounts committee that President Yoweri Museveni had received the 27 names and details of the appointments would be disclosed in a week’s time. There are 23 Judges of the High court, yet the recommended number is 50.
MPs question sh4.3b
payment to IATA
MPs on Tuesday put the deputy secretary to treasury, Keith Muhakanizi, to task to explain the circumstances under which the ministry of finance paid sh4.2b to the International Air Travel Association (IATA) on behalf of the defunct Uganda Airlines. The MPs on the public accounts committee heard that the payments were done without parliamentary approval, schedule of payments, bills or an audit warrant from the Auditor General, as required by law.
Global Fund asks for clarity on the recovered sh2b
While many Ugandans thought that the dust raised by the Global Fund scam was being settled in the courts of law, the Global Fund secretariat in Geneva is not about to let go. The Secretariat has asked the Government to clarify on the funds that have so far been recovered, and how it intends to use them. The executive director Uganda AIDS Commission, Dr. Kihumoro Apuuli, told MPs on the public accounts committee on Monday that about sh2b had been recovered. However, he explained that the Global Fund secretariat wanted to know where the money is and what the Government intends to use it for.
Government pulls out of
the Munyonyo joint venture
The Government has agreed to withdraw from the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort project, the finance ministry’s deputy secretary to the treasury, Keith Muhakanizi, told MPs this week. Appearing before the public accounts committee on Wednesday, he said the Government had in principal decided to pull out its investments in all CHOGM Hotels. “You are going to get your money back. However, we have not yet entered into negotiations of how it will be paid back,†he said.
MPs question sh4.3b
payment to IATA
MPs on Tuesday put the deputy secretary to treasury, Keith Muhakanizi, to task to explain the circumstances under which the ministry of finance paid sh4.2b to the International Air Travel Association (IATA) on behalf of the defunct Uganda Airlines. The MPs on the public accounts committee heard that the payments were done without parliamentary approval, schedule of payments, bills or an audit warrant from the Auditor General, as required by law.
Global Fund asks for clarity on the recovered sh2b
While many Ugandans thought that the dust raised by the Global Fund scam was being settled in the courts of law, the Global Fund secretariat in Geneva is not about to let go. The Secretariat has asked the Government to clarify on the funds that have so far been recovered, and how it intends to use them. The executive director Uganda AIDS Commission, Dr. Kihumoro Apuuli, told MPs on the public accounts committee on Monday that about sh2b had been recovered. However, he explained that the Global Fund secretariat wanted to know where the money is and what the Government intends to use it for.
Government pulls out of
the Munyonyo joint venture
The Government has agreed to withdraw from the Munyonyo Commonwealth Resort project, the finance ministry’s deputy secretary to the treasury, Keith Muhakanizi, told MPs this week. Appearing before the public accounts committee on Wednesday, he said the Government had in principal decided to pull out its investments in all CHOGM Hotels. “You are going to get your money back. However, we have not yet entered into negotiations of how it will be paid back,†he said.