{"id":35213,"date":"2022-08-07T16:48:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-07T16:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/cosase-wants-kamya-kasaija-punished-over-shs10b-saga"},"modified":"2022-08-07T17:08:10","modified_gmt":"2022-08-07T17:08:10","slug":"cosase-wants-kamya-kasaija-punished-over-shs10b-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/cosase-wants-kamya-kasaija-punished-over-shs10b-saga","title":{"rendered":"Cosase wants Kamya, Kasaija punished over Shs10b saga"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>Parliament\u2019s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has ordered for an inquest and possible prosecution of ombudsman Beti Kamya and Finance minister Matia Kasaija.<\/p>\n

The two government officials have been red flagged for \u201cillegally clearing\u201d the release of Shs10.6b that was paid to ghost claimants in 2020.<\/p>\n

The Cosase report that was presented to the House on Thursday, also recommends that Mr Patrick Ocailap, the Deputy Secretary to Treasury, be \u201cpunished\u201d for not thoroughly scrutinising the request for the release of the money.<\/p>\n

Mr Ocailap was deemed to be at fault because he was acting on behalf of the then Secretary to the Treasury, Mr Keith Muhakanizi, who was at the time out of the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cMr Matia Kasaija, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, and Mr Patrick Ocailap, the Deputy Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury, should be investigated for their role in the Shs10.6b supplementary process,\u201d the report, which also pins officials from Uganda Land Commission (ULC), reads in part, adding in another passage; \u201cManagement admitted that although the\u2026supplementary was received and spent by ULC, the Commission did not initiate the request for the said money.\u201d<\/p>\n

It further revealed that Ms Beatrice Byenkya, the ULC chairperson, informed Cosase that she was never \u201cconsulted at all regarding the request for the supplementary budget, and neither was the Commission.\u201d<\/p>\n

ULC officials were also faulted for \u201cconniving\u201d with lawyer Richard Buzibira to forge court documents in regard to compensation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe lawyers from Lubega, Buzibira and Company Advocates should be prosecuted for aiding the fraudulent transaction,\u201d the report states, adding, \u201cDisciplinary action should be taken against Denis Kahabura, the registrar of Kibaale, for issuing a title based on forged documents.\u201d<\/p>\n

The crux of the matter was that the Shs10.6b release was effected by the Finance ministry following a request of Ms Kamya in her capacity as Lands minister at the time.<\/p>\n

Cosase revealed that\u2014without providing proof\u2014the sidestepping of the ULC was informed by \u201ca presidential directive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The report was stinging in its recommendation of punishments for ULC officials deemed to be in cahoots.<\/p>\n

\u201cMs Barbara Imaryo, the then accounting officer, and Mr Siraje Isabirye, the head of accounts, should be prosecuted in regard to the ghost payments in the supplementary,\u201d the report reads.<\/p>\n

It adds: \u201cUganda police should work alongside Interpol to have Barbara Imaryo brought back into the country to face prosecution.\u201d<\/p>\n

During its investigations, the Committee also established that the entity is under staffed, besides the high staff turnover challenges stifling work at the entity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Committee was concerned that ULC has no legal department despite the need for frequent legal advice and the high number of litigation cases. The top management has officers in acting capacity, while a number of lower staff are missing,\u201d the report discovered.<\/p>\n

Specifically, it was established that the \u201cstaff approved structure is 75; however, only 33 are in post and 42 positions are vacant. This indicates a staff workforce of 44 percent available to execute the Commission mandate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Legislators were also dismayed to learn that \u201cthere is a high turnover of accounting officers. For instance, within five years, the Commission\u2014the report spelt out\u2014\u201chad four different accounting officers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ombudsman Kamya\u2019s troubles stemmed from the Auditor General\u2019s report of Financial Year 2020\/2021 that unearthed the ghost claimants compensated by the ULC.<\/p>\n

Attempts by Sunday Monitor to get a comment from the ombudsman about recommendations of the report proved futile by press time. The Finance minister, meanwhile, told us \u201cthey are most welcome to investigate. That\u2019s all I can say.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Uganda. Parliament\u2019s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (Cosase) has ordered for an inquest and possible prosecution of ombudsman Beti Kamya and Finance minister Matia Kasaija. The two government officials have been red flagged for \u201cillegally clearing\u201d the release of Shs10.6b that was paid to ghost claimants in 2020. 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