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The Auditor General’s request is primed on the request by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to ascertain information contained in the invitation letter extended towards the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF).
The whirlwind around Uganda’s She Cranes participation in the Africa Pent Series is yet to settle down, with the Auditor General seeking fresh verification of the funds used at the tournament.
The Auditor General through the National Council of Sports has written to Netball Namibia requesting for specific information and original documents around some of the issues raised.
“The Office of the Auditor General, acting upon the request of the Public Accounts Committee of the Parliament of Uganda is undertaking verification of accountabilities submitted by the Uganda Netball Federation for the expenses incurred during the Pent Series Tournament, 2021,” said a statement.
“The purpose of this communication is to request you to provide the following information together with original supporting documents; confirmation of the specific dates of the tournament, including the start and end dates.”
“Detailed information regarding the activities/costs that were covered by Netball Namibia, Providing the names and particulars of individuals whose expenses were settled by Netball Namibia.”
“Any other relevant information that might shed light on circumstances that could have necessitated the She Cranes team to stay beyond the designated tournament dates, if applicable,” the statement clarified.
The Auditor General’s request is primed on the request by Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to ascertain information contained in the invitation letter extended towards the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF).
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A letter presented to PAC by the National Council of Sports (NCS) during its last sitting on Monday, May 22, 2023, contained information that the Namibian government had pledged to meet all expenses for participants in the tournament held between 29 October and 17 November 2021 in Namibia.
The evidence was presented to PAC by NCS Council Member Cecilia Anyakoit, who stated that they caught wind of the lack of transparency from UNF members who acted as whistle blowers.
"I want to state that at the beginning, it is true that we didn’t know that the Namibia Government had sponsored Pent Series,” she stated.
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“But we received petitions from within UNF. We invited them and requested each to produce evidence over the allegations they raised. They produced a letter which came from the General Secretary Amina Monday together with Richard Muhumuza.”
Anyakoit further disclosed, "When the President came to the committee, we asked her whether she was aware of the Namibian sponsorship, and she said yes.”
However, UNF president Sarah Babirye Kityo, queried the details in the letter, and the reports presented by NCS over the expenditure for the tournament.
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07:28 - 24.03.2023
NETBALL IGG orders NCS to free Netball funds
The Office of the Inspectorate of Government has ordered the National Council of Sports to release all the funds meant for the Uganda Netball Federation (UNF).
Kityo challenged NCS to provide evidence for allegations that the Namibian government fully or partially covered costs for the tournament.
“This is a 2021 audit query and by now someone from NCS or Ministry of Education should have travelled to Namibia on a fact-finding mission,” she said.
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18:41 - 23.05.2023
NCS PROBE PAC to summon Obua over expense controversy at Africa Pent Series
The committee aims to shed light on allegations that Obua, who currently serves as the Government Chief Whip, received triple payment for his expenses at the tournament held in Windhoek, Namibia.
This query arises from the Auditor General’s report for Financial Year 2020/2021 which noted that in October 2021, NCS disbursed Shs186 million to UNF for the Pent Series.
Out of the Shs186 million disbursed, Shs139.3 million was meant for accommodation of the 27-member contingency, while Shs9.6 million was meant for Visa fees.
Additionally, Shs6.7 million for COVID-19 tests, Shs1.7 million for medical tests, Shs5.3 million for participation fees, Shs13.5 million for players’ allowances and Shs10 million for team kits, while NCS provided air tickets worth Shs127 million.
NCS General Secretary, Dr Bernard Patrick Ogwel, said that the disbursement of the funds for the Namibia trip was based on a requisition formally submitted by Sarah Kityo.
To support his argument, Ogwel tabled to the committee all the accountability documents from the federation particularly the invoices, vouchers and receipts on the Shs139 million expenditure.
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