PARLIAMENT ORDERS KYENJOJO DISTRICT TO RECOVER 1.5M FROM SOLICITOR GENERAL STAFF

PARLIAMENT ORDERS KYENJOJO DISTRICT TO RECOVER 1.5M FROM SOLICITOR GENERAL STAFF
December 6, 2013 7:09
Local government public accounts committee sitting in Masindi district has ordered solicitor general to return 1.5 million shilling that was paid to its staff while trying amicably settle court cases for Kyenjojo district.
According to the vice chairman of parliamentary local government public accounts committee Odo Tayebwa, solicitor general staff are paid by their office but not the local governments where they once in a while go to offer legal advice.
The committee which is on its second tour of the region in less than a month is scrutinizing accountabilities of the districts of Masindi, Hoima, Kyenjojo and kyegegwa. The others are the two municipalities of Masindi and Hoima. This exercise is for the financial year 2010/2011.
The solicitor general staff was settling a court case worth 55 million. The committee according to Tayebwa ordered the chief administrative officer Kyenjojo to immediately recover the 1.5 million shillings from solicitor general’s office and failure would lead to disciplinary action
“The solicitor general staff should stand warned that double payment in terms of allowances must stop and if it continues, they will be dealt with according to the law” Tayebwa quoted the decision of the committee where he is a vice chairman.