In a December 19, 2023 letter, Bitarakwate, rebutted Ndifuna's assertions, confirming the completion of payment files by December 15, 2023. She directed Ndifuna to promptly disburse staff salaries without further delay.
Saidat Tushabe, the Rugarama Sub County Councilor, and Finance Committee chairperson accused Muheirwe of being uncooperative. She accused Muheirwe of consistently skipping relevant committee meetings when invited, which has impeded the department's smooth functioning.
The money had been allocated for the payment of councillors' allowances, the construction of a market road and the renovation of two primary schools. But an audit that was conducted shortly after Muriisa was transferred from the Sub County found that 83,600,000 Shillings was missing.
Grace Twinomugisha, the Secretary for Finance told the councilors on Wednesday that the supplementary budget follows a shortfall in the 2022/23 budget arising from the salary enhancement of science teachers that was effected in July 2022.
The speaker Nicholas Twikirize directed Mpirirwe to hand over office within two weeks to allow the newly appointed Finance secretary to handle the reports for the next sitting.
The construction of Eriya Kategaya Memorial institute was budgeted to cost 1.7 billion shillings and works started in 2017 under the supervision of the District Engineer.
Councillors led by Denis Muhumuza the councillor Itojo sub-County said that the council was not ready to approve the budget without the breakdown of the funds. He says that they need to know how much has been allocated to each department and how it will be utilized.
Hanny Turyaheebwa, the Chief administrative officer,says the chairperson and his executive approved the given out land to be given to micro finance support center as they wait for council to convene.
The debts accumulated from fuel, vendors, Bank loans and service providers. Naboth Mpirirwe, the District councillor Ntungamo Sub County says that they don’t know how district incurred the debts.
The District speaker Elijah Authaire and clerk to Council were on Wednesday attacked and pepper-sprayed by unknown people who forced themselves into their offices at the district headquarters.
The attack came shortly after the disappearance of the keys to the district administration block, which left hundreds of officers stranded for several hours on Wednesday morning.
The LC V Chairperson, Denis Singahache, says he that he was told that the messenger delivered the keys to the police station but they wouldn’t be traced this morning.
The town council which is known for booming business in onions attracts thousands of people from Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, Southern Sudan and Burundi among others.However, most of the structures in the town council are unplanned.
The move to have the chief administrative officer immediately transferred followed heated arguments with the councilors accusing the office of the chief administrative officer of tampering with the 43 billion shillings budget,Failing to cut old trees and replanting new ones at the district headquarters, disposing of old vehicles in the district yard and old beds at Itojo hospital among other issues.
