The Minister of State for Economic Monitoring in the Office of the President, Sandra Santa Alum, is set to lead a field inspection of the government’s cattle restocking and household wealth creation programmes in the Lango and Teso sub-regions.
The planned inspection comes amid longstanding concerns over the management of compensation for livestock and property lost during years of insurgency and cattle raids.
She says she will examine whether government resources are reaching the intended beneficiaries and whether the interventions are translating into higher household incomes and productive assets.
The team will review records, inspect enterprises and engage district leaders, technical officers and beneficiaries.
She adds that the team will specifically look out for irregular beneficiary selection, weak governance of Emyooga groups, poor record-keeping, delayed access to funds, failure to recover loans and diversion of public resources.
The minister also defends the exercise against suggestions that it duplicates monitoring being undertaken by the Inspectorate of Government and the Ministry of Local Government.
She says while the Ministry of Local Government focuses on implementation and the Inspectorate of Government performs its statutory accountability role, her office is concerned with the broader outcomes and impact of government programmes.
By URN
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