Snr. Advisor Byaruhanga urge new MPs to enhance active monitoring of Gov’t programs

The Senior Presidential Advisor on Political Mobilisation, Mr Moses Byaruhanga, has tasked the newly elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to take a more active role in monitoring government programmes and ensuring effective service delivery in their constituencies.

During the ongoing induction of MPS at Speke Resort Munyonyo, Mr. Byaruhanga, heb took the legislaters through their role in service delivery oversight and political mobilization, urging them to move beyond passing laws and actively follow up on government programmes, saying effective oversight is one of the strongest weapons against corruption.

He expressed concern over the growing amount of unspent wage funds being returned to the Consolidated Fund every financial year, attributing the problem to the failure of District Service Commissions to recruit staff promptly.

“As Members of Parliament, you should ask yourselves why money meant to pay workers is being returned to the Treasury every year,” he said.

He added that: “When workers leave public service for any reason, they should be replaced immediately. The commissions responsible for recruitment must do their work. We keep hearing that government jobs are being sold at district level. Those districts have Members of Parliament” 

He urged legislators to closely monitor recruitment processes and ensure transparency, fairness, and accountability.

According to him, MPs should regularly engage district leaders and follow up on recruitment exercises to prevent abuse of office.

While talking about some government projects from central government, including water, roads, development schemes such as Parish Development Model (PDM) and EMYOOGA, among others.

On the annual Shs1 billion allocated to each district for road maintenance and construction, he explained that district engineers have informed him that the allocation is sufficient to construct or rehabilitate about 66 kilometres of roads every year.

“If government sends money for roads, Members of Parliament should know which roads are being worked on in their districts,” he said.

He emphasised that Parliament’s oversight role extends beyond debating national issues and includes ensuring that public resources benefit ordinary citizens.

“You should follow up all government programmes in your districts. When you do that, you will be fighting corruption and improving service delivery,” he said.