PAC Questions Enterprise Uganda Over Shs10.2 Billion Workshop and Consultancy Spending

Parliament’s Committee on Public Accounts has questioned Enterprise Uganda Foundation officials over the expenditure of 10.2 billion shillings on workshops and consultancy services during the 2024/25 financial year.

The concerns were raised during a committee meeting chaired by Kasanda North MP Patrick Nsamba, while scrutinising the foundation’s expenditure with officials led by its Executive Director, Dr Charles Ocici.

The committee established that 7.7 billion shillings was spent on workshops, while another 2.5 billion shillings went towards consultancy services.

Members also questioned the officials over prepayments and advances relating to the purchase of a vehicle, initially valued at 260 million shillings during the financial year under review.

The legislators asked Ocici, who is also the accounting officer, to provide procurement details for the vehicle, whose total cost was put at 480 million shillings.

In his defence, Ocici said the 7.7 billion shillings spent on workshops was used to conduct mass training sessions for beneficiaries transitioning into the money economy in various districts across the country.

He explained that the expenditure covered costs such as transporting participants to the training venues, accommodation and other logistical arrangements.