Uganda Governance Monitor
Uganda Governance Monitor
According to the Daily Monitor, Parliament's National Economy Committee, on an oversight visit, questioned Kayunga District and Ministry of Water and Environment officials over two solar-powered projects worth Shs1.5 billion in Bbaale Sub-county, which MPs said were serving a few individuals rather than the target communities. Committee chairperson Jane Avur Pecuto said beneficiaries had political connections, while Assistant Commissioner Ronald Kato said the irrigation scheme's single user was a host farmer whose farm employed other residents.
Disputed: MPs say the irrigation project benefits only one farmer, while the ministry's Ronald Kato says he is a host farmer and other residents benefit by working on his farm.