{"id":32702,"date":"2018-01-06T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T07:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kfm.co.ug\/?p=32702"},"modified":"2018-01-05T13:36:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-05T13:36:36","slug":"ag-raises-red-flag-on-karuma-isimba-power-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kfm.dembefm.ug\/staging_h\/ag-raises-red-flag-on-karuma-isimba-power-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"AG raises red flag on Karuma Isimba power Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"m-6962211839157309256gmail-msonormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;\"><em><b><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">By Moses Kyeyune:<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"m-6962211839157309256gmail-msonormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">The Auditor General has raised a red flag over inadequate supervision of Karuma and Isimba Hydro Power projects, fearing that they may lead to high maintain costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m-6962211839157309256gmail-msonormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">According to the 2017 report released today, the Auditor General, John Muwanga says that a review of the progress reports for both Karuma and Isimba\u00a0 Hydro Power dams revealed a number of anomalies including failures in the quality assurance procedures and poor concrete linings that created cracks in some sections of the dam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m-6962211839157309256gmail-msonormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">However, although there is an agreeable lack of capacity by the consulting Engineers whose contract further expired in September 2017, the same are still supervising the ongoing works.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m-6962211839157309256gmail-msonormal\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0in .0001pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';\">The Auditor General says that this puts the country\u2019s assets at a great risk, and there is need for close monitoring.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Moses Kyeyune: The Auditor General has raised a red flag over inadequate supervision of Karuma and Isimba Hydro Power projects, fearing that they may lead to high maintain costs. According to the 2017 report released today, the Auditor General, John Muwanga says that a review of the progress reports for both Karuma and Isimba\u00a0 Hydro Power dams revealed a number of anomalies including failures in the quality assurance procedures and poor concrete linings that created cracks in some sections of the dam. However, although there is an agreeable lack of capacity by the consulting Engineers whose contract further expired in September 2017, the same are still supervising the ongoing works. 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