An audit of Emyooga finances in Soroti is ordered by IGG Kamya
An audit of Emyooga finances in Soroti is ordered by IGG Kamya
The Soroti district accounting officers and the city council have received an order from Beti Olive Kamya, the Inspector General of Government (IGG), requesting the submission of Emyooga documentation and reports, along with the procurement plan for the 2022–2023 fiscal year. During her spot-check visit to Soroti on Thursday, Kamya gave the orders.
“My crew will be examining Emyooga today. By the end of the day, Kamya requested that all Sacco names, the sum of money each Sacco received, the beneficiaries, and their contact information be turned in. Additionally, she requested that Andrew Ochen, the chief administrative officer of Soroti, create the procurement strategy for the most recent fiscal year, along with all of the advertisements and award letters to various vendors.
While their goal is to eradicate corruption and the misuse of power in order to promote strict obedience to the law, Kamya claims that the purpose of her visit to Tes is to engage with the government institutions in order to devise more effective ways to provide services.
According to a report last month delivered to Haruna Kasolo Kyeyune, the minister of state for microfinance, barely 20% of the Emyooga monies that were given to the communities in the Soroti area had been retrieved. A few of the targeted groups refused to accept the money, which they nicknamed “NRM money,” including mechanics, taxi drivers, and journalists.
However, Kamya continued, urging for preventive measures through raising awareness of rigorous respect to the rule of law, saying that arrests and prosecutions of public personnel for corruption are like postmortems. We require a shift of perspective for our communities.
When they come with pocket change to ease the pain of losing their loved ones, they praise the unscrupulous who amass wealth fraudulently, but there are no pharmaceuticals in our health facilities, she remarked.
She restated the fact that corruption costs Uganda almost Shs 10 trillion a year. Speaker of the Soroti District Council Stephen Olebe requested that the IGG’s office get involved in the numerous legal problems the district is facing due to unresolved disputes brought on by a lack of resources.
The inadequate budget provided by the federal government is causing local governments to struggle. A portion of the meager funds we receive are also used in legal disputes, according to Olebe. According to information gathered by district authorities, Soroti is involved in more than 40 instances involving various grievances and contract disputes.
