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| Britain and Ireland Suspend Aid to Uganda after Millions Go Missing |
| 2012-11-01 |
| Britain has joined Ireland in suspending aid to Uganda's office of the prime minister. The move comes after a draft report by Ugandan's auditor-general found that over $15 million [€12 million] in aid had been transferred to unauthorized accounts in the office of the Ugandan prime minister. The money was meant to have been spent on helping the needy, and to help pay for a 'peace recovery and development program' in northern Uganda after decades of conflict and devastation. The Ugandan government has pledged prosecutions. Two senior officials have been charged, while 17 others have been suspended as the investigation continues. "This report does not surprise anybody," said Dr. Fred Golooba Mutebi, a political analyst and a visiting fellow at the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom. The only shock, he added, "is the amounts of money stolen are quite colossal." |
| Posted by:Au Auric |
| #7 The audited accounts of the EUSSR haven't been signed off in 12 years... Can Britain stop paying them too? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-11-01 17:18 |
| #6 "There is a distinct difference between a 'bribe' and 'extra-contractual payments'." "And what would that be?" "You mean besides the name?" |
| Posted by: mojo 2012-11-01 15:44 |
| #5 "$15 million in aid had been transferred to unauthorized accounts" Yup ... yup ... yup. Now that's the Africa that I've come to know and love :-) |
| Posted by: Raider 2012-11-01 13:21 |
| #4 But at least the Brits are actually stopping transferring funds following the discovery. It's a new behaviour for them, Dr. Steve. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2012-11-01 13:06 |
| #3 $15 million is walking around money. We've seen dictators in the Congo walk away with billions. Let me know when the amount stolen has eight zeros behind it. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-11-01 11:29 |
| #2 Foreign aid = transfers from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2012-11-01 09:51 |
| #1 The only shock, he added, "is the amounts of money stolen are quite colossal." Colossal? Colossal? 48 million people on food stamps, now that is "colosal". |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-11-01 09:31 |