{{The Ministry of Local Government on September 19, launched a new ICT program aimed at improving financial management and budget utilisation among grass root levels, public institutions and institutions affiliated to the local government ministry.}}
Officially unveiling the EASY TO USE program, Minister James Musoni said that this electronic approach will help the institutions to manage their books of accounts as well maintaining good financial records, as requested by the law.
The new system will also improve means to receive and record money in financial books and ease drafting of financial reports.
Minister Musoni said that the new electronic information recording will be used in sectors levels, schools, and health centres, among other institutions.
He noted that the software will check embezzlement of public funds and will quicken and promote service delivery.
Minister Musoni James, emphasized that the EASY TO USE program will play a vital role in ensuring that grass root levels achieve activities signed in the performance contracts.
The launch of the new electronic filing follows a decision to allow sectors awards tenders.
Prior to this development, sectors have been submitting financial reports on hard papers.
The meeting was also attended by provincial executive secretaries, some sector executive secretaries and institutions affiliated to the local government ministry as well officials from the ministry of finance and the office of the auditor general.
source: RBA
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