Uganda: Legislators Query CHOGM Vehicle Repairs
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New Vision (Kampala)
17 July 2008
Posted to the web 18 July 2008
Kampala
The foreign affairs ministry has asked for sh253m this financial year to repair 30 BMW cars procured during the Commonwealth summit (CHOGM), reports Cyprian Musoke.
However, MPs on the foreign affairs committee wondered how state-of-the -art cars that were used for only four days would require such an overhaul.
The legislators also wondered why the foreign affairs ministry was requesting for the money, yet the cars were now under the works ministry.
Theodore Ssekikubo (NRM) said the ministry flouted specifications when it bought manual, diesel-powered vehicles from Motorcare instead of the recommended automatic-petrol ones.
"Weren't these vehicles insured? What kind of repair do they require when they were used for only four days? What interest does the ministry have in Motorcare?" he asked.
The ministry, the MPs demanded, should avail complete accountability of the sh120b given to it during CHOGM.
Betty Amongi said some hotels like J&M on Entebbe Road were for rooms during CHOGM but noted that it was still under construction till now.
Amongi also questioned the criteria used by the Government to second people to international contracts and deploy ambassadors.
"There is the saga about Justice Kanyeihamba's contract with an international law body, which was to be renewed. The Prime Minister endorsed it, but the foreign affairs ministry refused. What criteria do they use to endorse those appointments?" she asked.
"In my constituency, Onyai Paa was appointed ambassador to Germany and Dr. Ebu was approved by Parliament, but they are all redundant in the village."
The MPs also heard that the authorities in Brussels, Belgium, had pleaded with Uganda to either repair or demolish their condemned embassy structure, because it was acting as a den of thieves.
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Akbar Godi (FDC), Claver Mutuluuza (NRM), Hood Katuramu (NRM) and Bartille Toskin (NRM) suggested that the ministry retains only embassies that generate visa income.
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