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By Moses Andama
In Masindi
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Officials from the Masindi Municipal Council, including Acting Deputy Town Clerk Patrick Asiimwe, Principal Finance Officer Annet Nanzala, and Principal Internal Auditor Joy Kabahinya, appeared before the Masindi District Local Government Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to address queries raised by the Auditor General for the financial year ending December 30, 2025.
The officials attended the committee meeting held in the Masindi District Council chambers on Thursday, April 2, 2026. However, the session was partly hindered by the absence of several key departmental heads, including the Principal Education Officer, Municipal Engineer, Principal Health Officer, and Principal Community Development Officer.
A fully constituted PAC, chaired by John Babiha and comprising members Michael Anima, Christine Birungi, Livingstone, and Evas Bigirwa, rigorously questioned the municipal officials on various issues. These included financial concerns such as the undervaluation of government properties, particularly land, the underutilization of pension and gratuity funds, and understaffing across various departments.
“The audit process is intended to strengthen accountability through checks and balances in the day-to-day operations of the council, ultimately improving service delivery and ensuring value for money,” emphasized PAC Chairperson John Babiha during the meeting.
Clerk to PAC, Fred Kisembo, presented the audit queries one by one, revealing that in financial year 2023/ 24 municipal council recieved 100 million and in 2024/ 25 they recieved additional of 400 million for pension and gratuity despite having no beneficiaries by time prompting responses from the municipal officials regarding the actions taken.
In response to concerns about the undervaluation of government properties, Principal Finance Officer Annet Nanzala stated, “We have written to the Ministry requesting a government valuer, as recommended by the Auditor General, but we have not yet received any response.”
