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Inside Uganda’s Auditor General’s Report: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Uganda’s Auditor General warns Parliament that rising revenue is being undermined by growing public debt, procurement leakages, weak programme governance and service delivery breakdowns across key sectors.

Uganda's Auditor General Edward Akol (left) hands over the 2025 OAG annual report to Parliament Speaker, Anita Among (in red) flanked by Henry Musasizi, Minister of State for Finance, Planning and Economic Development (General Duties) and other other officials.

Uganda’s Auditor General Edward Akol has issued a wide-ranging warning to Parliament: the country is collecting more revenue than ever, yet persistent weaknesses in procurement, project execution, asset management, staffing, and programme governance are eroding service delivery and exposing public resources to waste, misuse and avoidable costs. The Annual Report of the Auditor General to Parliament — Key Highlights for the audit year ended 31st December 2025 paints a picture of a state under pressure.  Revenue is rising, but so is public debt. Major national programmes such as the Parish Development Model (PDM) show progress in disbursement but also serious…

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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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