In Brief
Apr 14, 2009
MPs summon Kayihura<br>KAMPALA<br>MPs on the state enterprises committee have asked Police chief Kale Kayihura to appear and answer issues raised about the Special Revenue Protection Unit (SRPS) that he headed. The chairman, Reagan Okumu, yesterday said
MPs summon Kayihura
KAMPALA
MPs on the state enterprises committee have asked Police chief Kale Kayihura to appear and answer issues raised about the Special Revenue Protection Unit (SRPS) that he headed. The chairman, Reagan Okumu, yesterday said the Police chief is expected to appear next Tuesday to explain the annual sh2.5b received by the department for its operations in 2000 and 2001. SRPS was a unit of the army attached to the URA. Appearing before the committee on Monday to answer queries raised in the Auditor General’s report, a Uganda Revenue Authority official, Michael Otonga, said the money was released on instructions of a high-ranking officer. According to the report, Kayihura was one of the signatories.
Buliisa chiefs to be tried
MASINDI
Criminal summons have been issued for Buliisa district chief financial officer and the deputy chairman over allegations of misappropriation of funds for agricultural development. The chief financial officer, Sam Mukitale and Moses Businge, the deputy chairman, are to appear before Masindi Chief Magistrate on April 21. Also to appear in court is former National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) coordinator Dr. Rashid Mubiru. The three, along with Barugahare, a Buliisa businessman and Nobert Turyahikayo, the former chief administration officer, allegedly squandered sh5.2m for a NAADS project.
KAMPALA
MPs on the state enterprises committee have asked Police chief Kale Kayihura to appear and answer issues raised about the Special Revenue Protection Unit (SRPS) that he headed. The chairman, Reagan Okumu, yesterday said the Police chief is expected to appear next Tuesday to explain the annual sh2.5b received by the department for its operations in 2000 and 2001. SRPS was a unit of the army attached to the URA. Appearing before the committee on Monday to answer queries raised in the Auditor General’s report, a Uganda Revenue Authority official, Michael Otonga, said the money was released on instructions of a high-ranking officer. According to the report, Kayihura was one of the signatories.
Buliisa chiefs to be tried
MASINDI
Criminal summons have been issued for Buliisa district chief financial officer and the deputy chairman over allegations of misappropriation of funds for agricultural development. The chief financial officer, Sam Mukitale and Moses Businge, the deputy chairman, are to appear before Masindi Chief Magistrate on April 21. Also to appear in court is former National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) coordinator Dr. Rashid Mubiru. The three, along with Barugahare, a Buliisa businessman and Nobert Turyahikayo, the former chief administration officer, allegedly squandered sh5.2m for a NAADS project.