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Africa-Press – Uganda. <\/strong><\/span>The ministries of Health and Science, Technology and Innovations are on the spot over cars that were procured to help in the fight against Covid-19.<\/p>\n

This follows concerns raised by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) led by Mr Medard Sseggona that some of the vehicles were given to the wrong people and entities .<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere did you put our vehicles now that Covid-19, which stampeded us, has ended?\u201d Mr Sseggona asked during a meeting with officials from the Health ministry yesterday.<\/p>\n

However, Mr Kenneth Akiiri, the undersecretary for Finance and Administration at the Health ministry, who represented the Permanent Secretary of Health ministry, Dr Diana Atwine, said: \u201cVehicles that were procured during Covid-19 time were provided to people critical in the response or even after to cater for surveillance and related interventions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Akiiri rebutted claims that the cars were given to some non-medical staff including Resident District Commissioners (RDCs).<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is not true that we provided Covid vehicles to people who are not relevant to the response, at least according to a schedule that we have as a ministry,\u201d Mr Akiiri said.<\/p>\n

He also revealed that the Permanent Secretary of the Health ministry, Dr Diana Atwine, had travelled abroad for a conference and could not make it to the meeting.<\/p>\n

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovations, Dr Monica Musenero, was also absent from the meeting but she is expected to appear before the Committee tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Last week, Dr Musenero interfaced with the committee but failed to provide documents accounting for Covid-19 expenditures for financial years 2019\/2020 and 2020\/2021.<\/p>\n

While addressing journalists after the meeting, Mr Sseggona said the committee is expecting accountability for the cars.<\/p>\n

Mr Sseggona told journalists that he hoped to see the cars redeployed to the health sector [to cater for other emergencies].<\/p>\n

In October 2021, Mr Museveni flagged off 282 double-cabin pick-up trucks to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

The vehicles were bought using part of the Shs29.6b billion which the government got from local donors to support the Covid-19 response. Among the recipients of the cars were districts, municipalities, cities and national referral hospitals.<\/p>\n

Ms Ruth Aceng, the health minister has previously directed respective health officials to return the cars that were donated for use in the Covid-19 fight.<\/p>\n

The committee\u2019s probe follows a forensic investigation report by the Auditor General into the Covid-19 funds spent during the financial years 2019\/2020 and 2020\/2021.<\/p>\n

On Monday, scientists researching the Covid-19 vaccine informed the committee that there is need to improve the national capacity to handle future epidemics.<\/p>\n

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