Insurance Training College: A Rare Case of a Financially Disciplined State Enterprise, But Failing on Key Mandates

In a rare case of an efficiently managed public institution in Uganda, the Insurance Training College (ITC) emerges as an island of financial discipline in a sea of inefficient state enterprises. In his report for the 12 months ended June 2024, Auditor General Edward Akol delivers glowing praise: the College’s books are clean, its statements comply with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and its liquidity is not just adequate – it’s exemplary. But behind the commendation lies a quiet dysfunction: an execution gap that threatens to erode the very mandate the College was created to uphold. Clean accounts are no…