Parliament has ordered for the arrest of Ms Doreen Katusiime, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, for failure to respond to accountability queries.
The Permanent Secretary was expected to appear before the Public Accounts Committee today to account for the money that was allocated to the ministry last financial year; however, she delegated her roles to her juniors at the ministry. The committee learnt that Katusiime took her annual leave a few days before the scheduled meeting with MPs.
According to CID officials attached to Parliament have failed to trace the whereabouts of Ms Katusiime prompting the Public Accounts Committee to issue fresh summonses requiring her to attend a meeting on March 19, 2024.
“You recall that we suspended the meeting and summoned the Permanent Secretary to appear; the Criminal Investigations Directorate is having difficulty tracing her, and the time we had set had elapsed. We want to extend the same summons to Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 3 p.m., and the CID is thereby directed,” Butambala County Muwanga Kivumbi said.
