The Bulambuli Resident District Commissioner Stanely Bayoole has halted the commissioning of a maternity ward and theater at Bulambuli Health Center IV.
The units were reportedly renovated by MTN Uganda and United Nations Population Fund-UNFPA.
It is alleged that officials from the MTN Uganda, UNFPA and Ministry of health turned up for the commissioning of the two facilities at the Health center on Friday, but were informed that the event was cancelled because the RDC claims that the money used to renovate them was government money.
According to Bayoole, the money that renovated the health facility was drawn from the consolidated fund, and he does not understand why MTN claims to have renovated the facility.
Bayoole noted that the district officials received money from the government and partners for the same work. He also accused the former District Health Officer, Dr Muammad Mulongo of swindling the government money noting that he has ordered the district and MTN to produce their Bills of Quantities for the renovation before the commissioning.
Dr Mulongo has since been interdicted, despite his claims that the RDC lacks information about what happened during the renovation of the facility.
He notes that MTN, UNFPA and the Ministry of Health advanced over Shillings 200Million towards the renovation of the maternity ward and renovation of the theatre.
Dr Mulongo adds that the money was also used to construct the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, renovate the delivery ward, buy equipment for the maternity and the theatre and install the Solar System.
He claims that Muyembe Health Center has never had any major renovations through the operational funds from the government, adding that the district has all the records and if the RDC cared he would first go through the records before stopping the commission.
The Bulambuli Deputy Chief Administrative Officer James Ngoyi also told the RDC that the MTN should mention what they did on the buildings as they only had new paintings.
MTN Uganda and the Bulambuli District Health Officer were not available for comment.
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