The Uganda government has returned Euros 4 million of Irish aid money which had been diverted without authorisation by personnel in the Office of the Prime Minister in Uganda.
The money is said to have been refunded on January 07, 2013.
The money was part of the Peace Recovery and Development Plan (PRDP) funds was allegedly diverted by staff in the office of the Prime Minister.
Ireland has, however, announced that the suspension of its bilateral aid to Uganda will remain in place until officials are confident that controls have been put in place to prevent misappropriation of aid money from their country.
A team from the evaluation and audit unit of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs concluded that the fraud was “very sophisticated and well-thought-out” and involved a high level of collusion at senior level.
Agencies
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