MPs on the Public Accounts Committee are pushing the management of Uganda China friendship hospital Naguru to pay over 83m shillings in tax arrears.

The money was recorded as a loss to government by the auditor general report following failure by the management to deduct 6% withholding tax from gross invoice amounts of over 1.3bn.

The Deputy Chief of Mission China Chu Maoming handing over part of the drugs to the Commissioner clinical service Jancinta Andrua right at Naguru Hospital -donate-medical-equipment-drugs-worth-sh160m in June this year.

After failing to accept explanations from the hospitals executive director Dr. Edward Nkrunziza on why the money has not been recovered the entire management team was forced to take oath before the committee.

The hospital accountant Isabirye Siraje was at pains to explain how they failed to deduct the tax and why the money has never been recovered from the suppliers.

The committee chairperson Angeline Osegge, who is also the Woman MP for Soroti district, ruled that the committee schedules a separate date when the management will appear before PAC with the former management who have been blamed by the new management for the anomalies

The hospital management team was ordered to reappear before the committee on Monday.