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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>A section of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have condemned the actions of individuals and groups implicated in the Covid-19 Auditor Generals\u2019 report.<\/p>\n

Speaking to this publication yesterday, the CSOs urged the government to prosecute those implicated in the report.<\/p>\n

According to the classified report that was handed over to the Speaker of Parliament on Wednesday, a lot of money meant to fight the Covid-19 pandemic in the financial years 2019\/2020 and 2020\/2021 was either wasted or misappropriated by the Health ministry.<\/p>\n

READ:<\/b> How billions worth of Covid-19 funds were stolen in Africa<\/p>\n

Among the irregularities that were raised in the audit included flawed procurement processes, non-compliance with procurement laws, payments for \u201cghost\u201d goods and services as well as double payments.<\/p>\n

Mr Julius Mukunda, the executive director of the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), said: \u201cWhat Covid-19 taught us is that people prepared themselves to just rip us off. If it had not been for the audit reports, we would not have known the extent to which people have ripped this country off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Report<\/b><\/p>\n

He added that the major challenge with such reports is that hardly any action is taken afterwards.<\/p>\n

Mr Xavier Ejoyi, the country director of ActionAid Uganda, said there was a need for stringent action against corruption manifested in the Covid-19 management.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hear that a Parliament Committee of three was instituted to further look into this [matter] but what I think citizens need is actions to collectively disregard the way public funds are mismanaged,\u201d Mr Ejoyi said.<\/p>\n

He said those implicated in the crimes highlighted in the forensic audit should be relieved of their duties and prosecuted.<\/p>\n

Mr Marlon Agaba, the executive director of Anti-Corruption Coalition Uganda, said: \u201cWe need to see actions, the Audit General\u2019s report should be a means through which the IGG (Inspector General of Government) should be following, investigating, and prosecuting some people, but this has not happened before and I don\u2019t see it happening any time soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaker Anita Among emphasised the need to do more to curb corruption in government ministries, departments and agencies.<\/p>\n

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