re-appointment continuity of service

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…