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@kfm Thu, 13 Feb 2025 09:53:09

Security agencies grapple with billions in unpaid water bills

Administrators of Uganda’s top security installations, including the Ministry of Defence, the Uganda Police Force, and the Uganda Prisons Service, detailed on Thursday their struggles with mounting water bills, leaving them with billions of shillings in debt. Led by Jacob Oboth, Minister of Defence and Veteran Affairs, the team appeared before the joint Finance and Environment and Natural Resources Committees of Parliament. They were responding to concerns raised by the National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC), which sought parliamentary intervention regarding the government’s Shs97.441 billion in unpaid water bills. NWSC documents show that the Uganda Prisons Service owes Shs19.442 billion, a debt accumulated over 17 months. The Uganda Police Force’s outstanding balance is Shs24.679 billion, while the Ministry of Defence […]

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