The state Minister for Economic Monitoring, Hon Beatrice Akello, has directed the State House Aunti-Corruption Unit to investigate the district engineering department of Sironko after the team while inspecting the roads found out that 6 roads supposed to have been constructed in the last financial year 2023 to 2024 have never been worked on. Government released the funds upto 1 billion meant for the project and 50% of the money for last financial year has not been used.
Wednesday, the Minister revealed that all the roads are in the terrible state, have been abandoned and this is the second quarter of this year.
She refuted the allegations by the district engineer that they have been receiving heavy rains for over a year that have hampered the construction of works.
The Minister also visited the micro irrigation scheme in Mutufu town council which is not yet complete, she also inspected the Buhugu milk cooler that has not been operating for long blaming those who designed the project that they did not consult and the community is now demanding for maize mile because have no cows to sustain supply the milk cooler.
The Minister later visited the Buweri administrative house that has stalled at foundation level for over 3 years at the cost of 17 million.
She also directed the State Aunt-corruption Unit to investigate all the projects that are incomplete.
She revealed that they have got information that the Wendi agents are conveying with the SACO leaders to solicit bribes from beneficiaries of PDM, Emyooga and that they should be brought to book.
Andrew Wasukira, district engineer explained that he has delayed to work on the roads due to the heavy rains that has been in the district for over 1 year.
Dennis Ephraim Balwanireghe, RDC Sironko, blamed the civil servants for the shoddy in the district arguing that government sends a lot of money in the district but of the projects especially roads are impassable which he blamed on the district engineering department.
Herbert Musika, councilor Nalusla sub county, revealed that most of the roads are in the sorry state and even most of the projects that government has put it money has been put to waste and most of the civil servants have no will to work.
The minister is in the region investigating government projects