Finance yet to act against 51 accounting officers

The Ministry of Finance is nevertheless to choose motion versus the 51 accounting officers that had been encouraged by Parliament to be dropped.

The Ministry’s Deputy Long-lasting Secretary and Secretary to Treasury, Patrick Ocailap, has explained to New Vision that the Ministry simply cannot get motion without next the law.

According to the Public Finance and Management Act 2015, the accounting officers are appointed on the recommendation of the Interior Auditor.

“We received the instructions, but each and every yr the PS appoints the accounting officers on the basis of the internal auditor general’s evaluation. We shall also act on that basis and see whether to appoint or not,” Ocailap stated.

Parliament last 7 days directed the Ministry of Finance Long term Secretary and Secretary to Treasury, Ramathan Ggoobi, to immediately drop 51 accounting officers who did not table their establishment budgets for the financial 12 months 2022/23 to Parliament for scrutiny.

“Parliament is directing the PSST to withdraw their appointment instantly and desk a record of new accounting officers that you have appointed to substitute them,” Among the ordered.

MPs heard that out of 64 companies, only 14 tabled their budgets in Parliament.

This was after MP Muwanga Kivumbi even though presenting a minority report on the finances, claimed while the General public Finance Management Act prohibits the utilization of funds with out presenting it to Parliament for appropriation, a variety of organizations had been expending billions of income not appropriated.

“We have recognized that they are a range of agencies that do not deliver their budgets to Parliament. These enormous funds go scrutinized. We want motion against them,” she stated.
 
MPs Nandala Mafabi and Geoffrey Ekanya claimed it was unlawful and action should really be taken versus the errant accounting officers.

Parliament is presently scrutinizing the 2022/23 budget.