By Augustine Mumbere,
The speaker for Rugendabara-Kikongo Town council in Kasese district, Hon. Bettress Muhindo has faulted the town council’s Finance and Works secretarial committees for presenting what she called unsatisfactory reports to the house.
Hon. Jackson Muhindo the secretary Finance committee and Hon. Mustafa Bwambale the secretary Works and Technical services of Rugendabara-Kikongo town council both presented a one-page summarized committee reports which the speaker said were not suitable to be presented to the council house for discussion.
According to the speaker, the financial committee report didn’t include quarter release funds as the Works committee report lacked road and emergency fund expenditure that was recently received by the town council from the central government thus asking them to prepare detailed reports during the next council session about the same.
Hon. Bettress speaking….
Hon. Anipha Ithungu, the woman councilor representing Kihogo Ward to Rugendabara-Kikongo town council suspected that there could be misuse of funds by the executive and technical wing causing them to give reports that lacked expenditures details. Hon. Ithungu speaking….
However, Mr. Jezreel Bikoba, the senior assistant town clerk for Rugendabara-Kikongo town council noted that they were unable to make detailed copies due to financial challenges the town council is currently facing. Mr. Bikoba speaking……
Details of the council session will come in our subsequent newscasts. END