OVER 32 KAGADI GHOST VHTS FORCED TO REFUND COVID-19 RESPONSE MONEY 

By Innocent Atuganyira

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In Kagadi

Drama ensued as the Nyabutanzi LCIII Chairperson Khalid Yusuf Baluku and other 32 ghost Village Health teams were forced by the Kagadi RDC Lillian Rutereraho to refund the swindled COVID-19 response funds.

It is recalled that the government through the ministry of health dispatched the covid-19 response funds to local governments as a support to village health teams and LCI Chairpersons in fighting against covid-19 pandemic

Each VHT was entitled to receive shs150.000 while LCI Chairpersons shs100.000

However, the residents led by the Nyabutanzi LCI Chairperson Joseph Baluku accuse Khalid Yusuf Baluku for using his office to register himself as the Nyabutanzi LCI VHT to swindle money for the area VHTs

They also accused him of corruption, lack of transparency, dictatorship and altering names of the registered VHTs to favor his friends among others.

This prompted the Kagadi RDC Lillian Rutereraho to order the accused Khalid Yusuf Baluku and his 32 ghost VHTs to refund the questioned funds to the owners.

Speaking to our reporter after the meeting, Khalid Yusuf Baluku denied the allegations leveled against him saying this is meant to tarnish his name in the public

He said although he also works as an area VHT he will refund the 150.000 shillings to the area VHT Basigirenda Janepher in order to maintain peace in area.

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