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MPs insist BoU must become more accountable; want governor and deputy governor’s powers split

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Dr. Michael Atingi-Ego (left) the Bank of Uganda Deputy Governor and Prof. Emmanuel Tumusiime Mutebile, the Governor. Atingi-ego wants the status-quo maintained (PHOTO/Courtesy).

KAMPALA – Members of Parliament, sitting on the Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee have insisted the Governor and Deputy Governor of Bank of Uganda cannot also coccupy the offices of Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the central Bank’s board.

The MPs, despite, contrary views from the Central Bank itself, have stuck to their guns, saying that maintaining the statusquo, would make the governor and deputy governor accountable to only themselves, which is a flaw in corporate governance.

The MPs, who include, Hon. Abdu Katuntu, who chaired the 2018/19 probe into the Central Bank by the Parliament’s Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) said that it is important that in light of previous governance issues at the Central Bank, it was important that the affairs of the Central Bank, be brought under control.

The MPs were responding to a submission by the Deputy Governor, Mr Michael Atingi-ego who submitted that separating the Chief Executive and Board Chairman roles would be tantamount to “diverting the governor from his/her core mandate of delivering price and financial sector stability.”

“We need to maintain the status quo to support the stability in business continuity and to ensure adequate representation of executive management on the board,” Atingi-ego said, adding: “We need somebody who is involved at the management level to be able to present their (management) position to the board.”

The Committee is hearing views from stakeholders, in regard to The Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2020, tabled by Igara County East, MP, Hon. Mawanda Michael Maranga. The Bill seeks to amend certain parts of Article 161 of the Constitution. Hon Mawanda wants the role of the Governor and his deputy separated from that of BoU Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively.

Under the proposed changes, although the president shall still appoint the Governor, his Deputy and other board members, with the approval of Parliament; the Board Chair and his deputy shall be selected from other board members, other than the Governor and Deputy Governor.

“Who supervises the governor and the deputy governor in the execution of their duties? None. We don’t have any institution that supervises the governor and the deputy governor, in this country. None,” Hon Katuntu submitted.

Giving an example of Kenya, where the two roles have been separated, an austere Hon. Isala Eragu Veronica Bichetero, the MP for Kaberamaido County asked the Deputy Governor, “What do you take your board for?”

The MPs also rejected a proposal by the Central Bank that the approval of their budgets should be left to the board instead of Parliament.

An exasperated Hon Asuman Basalarirwa, wondered why the same Parliament that approves money to the Bank of Uganda, cannot approve the Budget of the Bank.

“Is it because you don’t trust parliament?” he retorted.

Katuntu insisted that it was important that the Central Bank be brought under the control of Parliament, which is the overall watchdog of government business.

“Public money is accounted for to parliament. But how do you account to us, when we don’t even know what were your priorities?” he asked the Central Bank delegation.

This story is Courtesy of CEO

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