By KGR Reporter,
Local leaders in Yumbe district have raised concerns about the delayed supply of sixteen motorcycles meant for Local Council chairpersons of the newly established sub-counties and town councils.
During the 2021/2022 financial year, the Yumbe district procurement unit contracted Nile Fishing Company to supply 16 YBR Motorcycles, for LC 3 chairpersons of the newly created sub-counties and town councils.
However, nearly two years later, the motorcycles have not been delivered to the district despite the full payment of 147.2 million shillings.
Abdu Mutwalib Asiku, the Yumbe district LC V chairperson, explains that they have written several letters to the Ministry of Local Government to intervene and ensure the motorcycles are delivered to the district by Nile Fishing Company, but in vain.
According to Asiku, the then Yumbe Chief Administrative Officer, Innocent Asaba, made a complete payment to the Nile Fishing Company without supplying any motorcycles to the district, contrary to procurement guidelines.
However, Esther Namala, an official at Nile Fishing Company Ltd, blamed the delayed delivery of the procured motorcycles on the suspension of the company’s taxpayer identification number (TIN) by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA). Ms. Namala speaking…
According to Namala, the motorcycles are currently parked at their warehouse in Banda, Kampala, awaiting the lifting of the suspension of the company’s TIN so that the registration numbers can be processed. END.
