Teso returns Shs16b to Treasury after govt fails to approve staff recruitment

What you need to know:The 11 local government units across Teso Sub-region have returned over Shs16.9 billion back to the Treasury after failing to get a recruitment nod from the government, leaving mostly the education and health departments wobbling in service delivery.Data compiled by the ministries of Local Government and Finance placed Katakwi District at the top with Shs6.7 billion returned to the Treasury after the district failed to get permission to recruit health staff and the secondary school teachers.