In Brief
Nov 12, 2007
MPs demand sh206m refund <br>KAMPALA<br>MPs have ordered National Drug Authority chief Apollo Muheirwe to recover sh206m advanced to staff. According to the Auditor Generals’ report for the last financial year, the money was paid in form of advances for official duties in1998.
MPs demand sh206m refund
KAMPALA
MPs have ordered National Drug Authority chief Apollo Muheirwe to recover sh206m advanced to staff. According to the Auditor Generals’ report for the last financial year, the money was paid in form of advances for official duties in1998. Muheirwe told the committee on commissions and statutory enterprises that the former executive director, Dr. John Chryzestom Lule, disbursed the money, but failed to recover it. According to the report, Lule received sh16m as advance for official duties, while the head of finance, Samuel Wanume, received sh15m. “When the money was given out, I had not joined the organisation. It was Lule who was in office,†Muheirwe told the committee chaired by John Odit (UPC). The MPs, however, rejected Muheirwe’s explanation. “You are the accounting officer, why didn’t you follow up the matter as soon as you took over office? Sarah Nyombi (NRM) charged.“Why did you have to wait for the Auditor General to carry out inspection? You have to pay this money. This is a lot of money,†Elijah Okupa (FDC) charged.
Body stuck in Kenya
MALABA
The body of a Ugandan herbalist, who died in Kenya over a month ago, will be soon buried there after his family members delayed to collect it. The Malaba Police chief, Suiyanka Cunningham, on Saturday said they had tried to have the body of George Owino removed from the Bungoma district mortuary for burial in vain. Owino, who hailed from Tororo district, died on October 6. The Police said the body would be buried at a mass grave in the municipality. “The family members have one week to claim the body.â€
Mukono RDC warns Police
MUKONO
The resident district commissioner (RDC), Rtd. Maj. David Matovu, has ordered the Police to stop interfering in land wrangles. He said residents had complained that landlords were using the Police to demarcate their land without their consent. “The Police should stop escorting and protecting land surveyors, hired by landlords to demarcate land, because this exercise has to be approved by the tenants,†Matovu told journalists recently.
KAMPALA
MPs have ordered National Drug Authority chief Apollo Muheirwe to recover sh206m advanced to staff. According to the Auditor Generals’ report for the last financial year, the money was paid in form of advances for official duties in1998. Muheirwe told the committee on commissions and statutory enterprises that the former executive director, Dr. John Chryzestom Lule, disbursed the money, but failed to recover it. According to the report, Lule received sh16m as advance for official duties, while the head of finance, Samuel Wanume, received sh15m. “When the money was given out, I had not joined the organisation. It was Lule who was in office,†Muheirwe told the committee chaired by John Odit (UPC). The MPs, however, rejected Muheirwe’s explanation. “You are the accounting officer, why didn’t you follow up the matter as soon as you took over office? Sarah Nyombi (NRM) charged.“Why did you have to wait for the Auditor General to carry out inspection? You have to pay this money. This is a lot of money,†Elijah Okupa (FDC) charged.
Body stuck in Kenya
MALABA
The body of a Ugandan herbalist, who died in Kenya over a month ago, will be soon buried there after his family members delayed to collect it. The Malaba Police chief, Suiyanka Cunningham, on Saturday said they had tried to have the body of George Owino removed from the Bungoma district mortuary for burial in vain. Owino, who hailed from Tororo district, died on October 6. The Police said the body would be buried at a mass grave in the municipality. “The family members have one week to claim the body.â€
Mukono RDC warns Police
MUKONO
The resident district commissioner (RDC), Rtd. Maj. David Matovu, has ordered the Police to stop interfering in land wrangles. He said residents had complained that landlords were using the Police to demarcate their land without their consent. “The Police should stop escorting and protecting land surveyors, hired by landlords to demarcate land, because this exercise has to be approved by the tenants,†Matovu told journalists recently.