Henry Musasizi

MPS give mixed reactions on President Museveni’s plans to scrap government agencies

MPS give mixed reactions on President Museveni’s plans to scrap government agencies

Members of Parliament have expressed mixed reactions over the president’s order for a review of the public service by scrapping, downsizing and merging government agencies and authorities as a way of dealing with wastage of resources. A section of MPs have said that there are many government agencies and authorities which can be scrapped and their […]

SACCO members want government to scrap taxes on their savings

SACCO members want government to scrap taxes on their savings

Proprietors of SACCOs across the country have urged government to scrap taxes against them to enable their members prosper at a higher rate through their various activities that they set up. The board chairperson on one of the SACCOs under the names of Shuuku SACCO ltd, Stephen Bongonzya, while appearing before Parliament’s committee on finance […]

Muhakanizi faces MP’s wrath over government departments diverting funds.

Muhakanizi faces MP’s wrath over government departments diverting funds.

The Secretary to Treasury, Keith Muhakanizi, recently faced rough time from Members of Parliament on the Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) over the government entities that divert funds from the budgeted items to unbudgeted ones without Parliament’s approval. This came up as MPs sitting on (PAC) noted that in the financial year 2014/15, at total […]