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Government Paid UGX 47b to Staff of Rationalised Agencies Despite Being Absorbed Into Other Jobs The Auditor General says government paid UGX 46.8b in terminal benefits to staff from rationalised agencies who were later re-appointed, raising questions about consistency in RAPEX implementation.

A photo collage of Auditor General, Mr Edward Akol, Attorney General of Uganda, Mr. Kiryowa Kiwanuka Nsumikambi Mugambe and Finance Minister Matia Kasaija.

Government paid at least UGX 46.8 billion in terminal benefits to staff of rationalised agencies who were later re-appointed into public service.  The payments, the Auditor General noted in the report for the period ended December 31, 2025, were, however, against guidance from the Attorney General, who had stopped such payments where there was continuity of service.  The revelations raise fresh concerns about inconsistencies in the implementation of the Rationalisation of Public Expenditure (RAPEX) programme. RAPEX was approved by Cabinet on February 22, 2021, to merge, mainstream and rationalise government entities to improve service delivery, eliminate mandate overlaps and reduce…

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Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

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