Members of Parliament under the Karamoja Parliamentary caucus on Wednesday presented a notice to the clerk to Parliament for the censure Minister Mary Goretti Kitutu over mismanagement of relief items.
In a letter dated February 22, 2023, sent to the clerk to Parliament Adolf Mwesigye seven MPs are demanding to present a motion on the floor of Parliament to censure the Karamoja affairs minister Mary Kitutu.
Among the MPs are Baatom Ben Koryang, Moses Aleper, Faith Loru Nakut, Ken Peter Lochap, Ochero Jimbricky Noman, John Bosco Ngoya and Ilukol Philiphs Lokwang .
Kitutu’s woes started when government investigative organs led by the State House Anti corruption unit discovered iron sheets belonging to the office of the Prime Minister in the hands of her relatives including the mother and brother.
Karamoja MPs claim over 50.000 iron sheets donated by the office of the Prime Minister for Karamoja were spotted in Manafwa and Namisindwa districts. A letter from the Permanent Secretary at the OPM also states that iron sheets procured for vulnerable communities in the Karamoja subregion ended up in Bugisu subregion under unclear circumstances.
Now the MPs have accused the Karamoja Minister of abuse of office, misappropriation of funds meant for relief items for vulnerable communities and willful violation of the oath of office.
“The Minister for Karamoja Affairs has failed to deliver iron sheets and other supplies meant for Karamoja to support the ongoing disarmament exercise. These supplies were financed through the supplementary budget that parliament passed in December 2021,” reads the notice in part
The Speaker of Parliament last week tasked the parliamentary committee on Presidential Affairs to investigate Ministers for Karamoja over the mismanagement of relief proceeds meant for locals in the sub region.
Speaker Rt.Hon Anita Among directed the committee to look into the allegations and report back to the house in two weeks time.
Parliament passed a supplementary budget of 39 billion shillings to support needy communities in Karamoja region, Shs 22 billion was meant to purchase goats, while Shs5 billion was for 100,000 iron sheets for disarmed youths.
Mary Goretti Kitutu is on the spot for diverting iron sheets and goats meant for needy locals to districts in Bugisu sub region.
Karamoja MPs claim over 50.000 iron sheets donated by the office of the Prime Minister for Karamoja were spotted in Manafwa and Namisindwa districts.
They also claim monies budgeted for food and goats was grossly mismanaged as vulnerable communities failed to benefit from this project.The items were meant to reach out to needy households, religious institutions, schools and health facilities.
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