NEWS SCANDAL: OPM spends shs9.6b on training ghost youths on how to drink coffee.

 As the storm seems to calm on the Karamoja Iron Sheets saga that involved the Office of the Prime Minister, Parliament has yet again unearthed another scandal where Shs9.6 billion was spent on training ghost youths how to drink coffee in Uganda.

The development revealed on Thursday afternoon has left legislators and Ugandans in utter shock.

According to a report by the Auditor General, the shs9.6 billion reportedly spent on training youths how to drink coffee was a total steal after discovering that some of the coffee shops established in Gulu, Lira, and Mbale during the campaign are actually non-existent.

MPs have tasked officials from the Office of the Prime (OPM) to explain how Shs9.6Bn was spent on training youths on how to drink coffee in Uganda, after the Auditor General revealed that some of the coffee shops established in Gulu, Lira, Mbale during this campaign are… 

The contract to train youths on how to drink coffee was awarded to Inspire Africa (U) Limited where; Shs 3.831Bn was to train farmers on the production of coffee, Shs 1.906Bn train youths on how to drink coffee.

Additionally, the training in financial literacy and business management skills cost the OPM sh2.652Bn while the project administration cost Shs1.271Bn, thus bringing the total to Shs9.662Bn.