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Uganda’s gender ministry investigates two missing motorcycles

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Uganda’s Ministry of Gender has ordered an investigation into the disappearance of two motorcycles given to a beneficiary group under the Jua Kali public programme in Lira. State Minister Mercy Faith Lakisa warned that equipment sold or exchanged could lead to sanctions, reports Nile Post.

Uganda’s Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development has tasked security services with investigating the disappearance of two motorcycles provided to a beneficiary group of the government’s Jua Kali programme in Lira, reports Nile Post.

The State Minister for Youth and Children’s Affairs, Mercy Faith Lakisa, said that security officers accompanying a ministry monitoring team had been called in to establish the circumstances surrounding the disappearance. The investigation is part of a national assessment of beneficiary accountability and the programme’s impact.

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