President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has ordered the Ministry of Finance, to shut down the activities of the £100 million (UGX500.8 billion) Democratic Governance Facility (DGF) over what he says is operating irregularly and financing subversive activities in Uganda. In a 2nd January 2021 letter, seen by CEO East Africa Magazine, an evidently angry Museveni, asked Hon. Matia Kasaija, to explain how and why the Permanent Secretary, Keith Muhakanizi authorized the operations of DGF without the involvement of cabinet. “It has come to my attention that the Ministry of Finance under the hand of the Permanent Secretary, irregularly and unilaterally authorized…
President Museveni orders for suspension of UGX500 bn donor-funded Democratic Governance Facility; places Keith Muhakanizi under investigation

Gen Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The President issued an apology in a statement yesterday




