Government has ordered for the sacking of at least sixty Chief Administrative Officers and Town Clerks after failing to account for funds given to their districts.
According to a letter seen by howwe.biz, the affected accounting officers are accused of failing to comply with the timelines for submitting Quarter one and Quarter two Budget performance reports for the financial years 2017/2018 and budget framework papers for the financial years 2018/2019 in line with the Public Finance Management Act 2015.
It is explained that the deadlines for submitting the reports were October 31, 2017, November 15, 2017 and, January 31, 2018 respectively.
But, on March 1, 2018, Keith Muhakanizi, the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance also Secretary to the Treasury wrote to the affected Officers requesting them to justify why their appointments as Accounting Officers should not be revoked on account of their failure to submit the said statutory documents. However, none of them complied.
The secretary to treasury has now written to the Ministry of Local Government asking that the affected officers be immediately replaced with other eligible officers. Muhakanizi directed that names of these officers should not be submitted to the ministry of the subsequent appointments for the financial year 2018/2019, according to a letter addressed to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Local Government.
"In line with section 11 (2) (g) of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015, this is, therefore, to request you to exclude the Accounting Officers highlighted under annexes, 1, 2, and 3 from the list of officers to be submitted to this ministry for appointment for FY 2018/2019." Reads part of the letter.
Some of the affected officers are; Joseph Lomongin from Kitgum, who is under probe for disappearance of over Shillings 100m meant for nodding disease, Anthony Martin Lukwago, from Masaka, Hanny Turyaheebwa, Rukiga district, Christopher Okumu, Masindi among others.
