Yasiin Mugerwa – monitor.co.ug, November 9, 2012
"The auditors have given us shocking details in their report… [The First Lady] is supposed to answer for the expenditure of Shs143.6 million in travel abroad. The information we have shows that she travelled nine times to Israel in one month and this is suspicious," Mr Gerald Karuhanga (Indep. Youth Western) told the Daily Monitor.
"It's hurting to know that the money that should have gone to the people of northern Uganda where children are suffering from nodding disease and hunger was used to buy vehicles for ministers and the Prime Minister," Mr Karuhanga said.
He said PAC agreed that Ms Museveni be invited to explain her side of the story. "Whether people used her name to siphon money… that will be another matter."
Last night, Presidential Press Secretary Tamale Mirundi, who clarified that he was speaking on behalf of the First Lady and not the Minister for Karamoja, said the question should not be how many times the First Lady travelled to Israel.
"Did she travel for holiday or tourism? She travelled for official duty because Israel is an expert in agriculture in arid areas. In any case, the Constitution does not limit the number of times a First Lady should travel to Israel," Mr Mirundi said…"
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Janet-faces-questions-over-OPM-cash-saga/-/688334/1615438/-/n4f5es/-/index.html
"The auditors have given us shocking details in their report… [The First Lady] is supposed to answer for the expenditure of Shs143.6 million in travel abroad. The information we have shows that she travelled nine times to Israel in one month and this is suspicious," Mr Gerald Karuhanga (Indep. Youth Western) told the Daily Monitor.
"It's hurting to know that the money that should have gone to the people of northern Uganda where children are suffering from nodding disease and hunger was used to buy vehicles for ministers and the Prime Minister," Mr Karuhanga said.
He said PAC agreed that Ms Museveni be invited to explain her side of the story. "Whether people used her name to siphon money… that will be another matter."
Last night, Presidential Press Secretary Tamale Mirundi, who clarified that he was speaking on behalf of the First Lady and not the Minister for Karamoja, said the question should not be how many times the First Lady travelled to Israel.
"Did she travel for holiday or tourism? She travelled for official duty because Israel is an expert in agriculture in arid areas. In any case, the Constitution does not limit the number of times a First Lady should travel to Israel," Mr Mirundi said…"
http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Janet-faces-questions-over-OPM-cash-saga/-/688334/1615438/-/n4f5es/-/index.html
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