The Auditor-General has observed the unsatisfactory utilisation of the Kalule Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Programme-UWEP following a value for money audit.
The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development is implementing UWEP. It is an initiative of the Government aimed at empowering women to improve their income levels and contribution to economic development.
In the past five years, the programme has disbursed Shillings 107 billion to over 11,000 women groups benefitting over 135,000 women.
However, the Auditor General, John Muwanga, says that the programme is challenged by delayed funding of beneficiaries, limited focus on skills and capacity development, and inadequate coordination of partnering institutions.
The audit further reveals that Shillings 16 billion remained idle on the recovery account in the Bank of Uganda
