READ HOW BUSHENYI LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF ENJOYED 165M COVID 19 CASH DURING LOCK DOWN AS RESIDENTS SLEPT HUNGRY

Posted On 18 Dec 2020

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By Wilber Muhwezi Kasibante

www.mknewslink.com

In Bushenyi—-

www.mknewslink.com investigative team has unearthed how 165 million shillings allocated to Bushenyi Local government Covid 19 was eaten by staff and how after the situation run out of hand presented a fictitious accountability during lockdown while Bushenyi residents were sleeping hungry.

www.mknewslink.com managing editor began the investigation with the chairman of the Covid 19 task force Jolly Tibemanya, called in the DHO Edward Mwesigye who said that the accountabilities were fine.

Dr. Mwesigye also suggested to the RDC that the CAO Malik Mahab answers all the questions related to Covid 19 money expenditure.

www.mknewslink.com looked for the CAO who we got after four days and he read to us guidelines from three ministries; Ministry of Local government, Ministry of health and Ministry of finance.

He wrote to government on which guidelines should be used and they were advised to use ministry of finance guidelines.

The CAO also referred www.mknewslink.com to the Chief finance officer one Medard who also referred www.mknewslink.com to Eliab Tayebwa the focal person Covid 19 health department .

Finally www.mknewslink.com after days of hunt met Tayebwa at his office today18th Dec.2020 and he revealed that the accountability is genuine.

He expressed his unhappiness that the government has not given them more money apart from 165millioon shillings.

In the suspected fictitious accountability www.mknewslink.com 40 areas of expenditure, what shocks everybody is that during Lock down when nobody was allowed to move, Bushenyi district organized trainings for VHTs and spent 3,140,000.

This one comes at the heels of a damming report by ministry of finance questioning how the ministry of health spent money irregularly to buy tents and all other contracts.

Below is a fictitious accountability of 165 M by Bushenyi Local government.