The Ministry of Justice has failed to account for over Ushs1 billion, part of the supplementary expenditure it received to facilitate an oil arbitration case between the Ugandan Government and Heritage Oil Ltd.
The Ministry was part of a team set up to defend Uganda in an appeal filed by Heritage Oil before the London based United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Tribunal.
The ministry team, headed by the Attorney General, provided research and legal assistance in the arbitration process, through which the country secured USD 400 million in capital gains tax.
The ministry spent Shs50 billion in the process.
But Parliaments committee on Commissions, State Authorities and Statutory Enterprises, directed for an audit of all funds extended to the Ministry.
However, during the process, up to Shs5 billion could not be accounted for.
Solicitor General Francis Atoke appeared before the committee yesterday in a bid to avail supporting documents in relation to the queries raised.
However, expenses amounting to 1 billion Shillings still had no supporting documents.
The committee observed that in some cases, acknowledgement lists have been attached but the officers who signed for the money are not stated.
Acting committee chair Fred Tumuhiirwe said that the receipts are suspicious.
