The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance and Secretary to the Treasury Ramathan Ggoobi, has sucked Dr. Benard Ogwel, the Secretary General of the National Council of Sports, for failure to account for funds.
According to the letter addressed to the Chairperson of the National Council of Sports, Ggoobi said Ogwel is ineligible for that office.
Ggoobi said Section 11(2)(g) of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) 2015, as amended, states that “appoint or designate accounting officers in accordance with this Act, except that the Secretary to the Treasury shall not appoint or designate a person an accounting officer where, according to the report of an Internal Auditor General or the Auditor-General, that person has not accounted for the public resources or assets of the vote for a financial year.”
He added “Based on the recommendations from the Auditor General and Internal Auditor General for financial year 2024/25, the current Accounting Officer, Dr. Bernard Ogwel, is ineligible to continue executing this role,” he said.
He asked the chairperson of the National Council of Sports to recommend a suitable officer for the appointment of an accounting officer for the financial year 2024/25.
Last year, Ogwel and Sarah Babirye Kityo engaged in counter accusations after failing to account for Shs139,347,810 extended to the Uganda Netball Federation’s Netball Namibia Pent Series Tournament.
Babirye said she received Shs200 million but asked her to account for Shs139,347,810. She was later arraigned before court and charged.
