Friday , March 29 2024
Home / Tag Archives: PAC (page 3)

Tag Archives: PAC

Tororo hospital X-ray machine lies idle for three years

Tororo, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | An x-ray machine procured by the health ministry for Tororo General Hospital has remained idle for three years since delivery. The machine has not been put to use since its procurement in 2019 rising concern from legislators on the Public Accounts Committee who made an impromptu …

Read More »

MPs query limited drug supplies to Fort Portal regional hospital

Fort Portal, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of the Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee have expressed concern about the inadequate staff and limited drug supplies to Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital. On Monday, the MPs visited the hospital to conduct a verification of queries raised by the Auditor General. According …

Read More »

MPs query expenditure of intern doctors’ allowances

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Lawmakers have put the former Executive Director (ED) Mulago National Referral Hospital, Dr. Byarugaba Baterana on the spot over the expenditure of Shs206 million meant for allowances for medical interns and senior health officers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Government remitted Shs3.8 billion for allowances for …

Read More »

Kawempe hospital management faulted for diverting UGX 36.8M

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee-PAC have faulted Kawempe National Referral Hospital management for unlawfully reallocating 36.870 million Shillings. The anomaly was confirmed by Dr. Nehemiah Katusiime Arwanire, the Executive Director of the hospital while appearing on Wednesday before the MPs who are …

Read More »

Kawempe hospital officials on the spot over extortion

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The administrators of Kawempe National Referral Hospital in Kampala have come under intense scrutiny from members of parliament over the alleged extortion by medical workers at the facility. The officials were appearing before the Public Accounts Committee-PAC, Central Government to respond to queries in the …

Read More »

PAC dismisses Entebbe hospital officials over missing accounting documents

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)-Central Government has thrown out Entebbe Regional Referral Hospital officials for failure to provide several accounting documents. The officials appeared Tuesday before the committee led by the hospital director, Dr. Petersen Kyebambe to respond to audit queries in the Auditor General’s report …

Read More »

PAC orders CAO, human resource officer to recover UGX 5M

Mbarara, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Members of Parliament on the Public Accounts Committee-Local Government have accused the Mbarara District Chief Administrative Officer, Edward Kasagara and the Principal Human resource officer Allan Kagaba of causing financial loss. The two are accused of failing to deduct more than five million shillings of …

Read More »

PAC queries excess gratuity sent to regional referral hospitals

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC)-Central Government is investigating the excess funds that were released by the Ministry of Finance to regional referral hospitals for gratuity in the last financial year. The matter stems from the June 2021 audit report in which Auditor General John Muwanga …

Read More »

PAC directs Mulago to allow interdicted ED access office

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee (Central), Medard Sseggona has directed Mulago National Referral Hospital to allow the interdicted Executive Director, Dr. Baterana Byarugaba to temporarily access office. Sseggona directed the interim Mulago ED, Dr. Rosemary Byanyima to allow Byarugaba to access the office specifically …

Read More »