# Uganda PAC Wants Members Cut, Barred From Sectoral Committees

> Uganda's Public Accounts Committee demands half its members dropped to focus on audits.
- Title: Uganda PAC Wants Members Cut, Barred From Sectoral Committees
- Summary: Uganda's Public Accounts Committee demands half its members dropped to focus on audits. Uganda's Public Accounts Committee wants to cut membership by half…
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- Source: Allafrica — https://allafrica.com/stories/202610200582.html
- Published: 2026-10-20T14:54:29+00:00
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- Topics: uganda, public accounts committee, parliament, sectoral committees, audit scrutiny, legislators, parliamentary committees, news, world, politics
## Uganda PAC Wants Membership Cut
Uganda's Public Accounts Committee wants its membership reduced by half and legislators barred from sectoral committees.
## Current Membership Strains Work
Only 15 to 20 of 42 PAC members actively work, with many prioritizing sectoral committees.
## Competing Assignments Undermine Audit
PAC members leave accountability work for sectoral committees during budget processes.

> When one is a member of PAC, but there is something going on in Finance, the member leaves you here, yet you are relying on them, but they also want to attend to Finance.
## Proposed Membership Reduction
Parliament would halve PAC Central, PAC Local Government, and COSASE membership to focus on audits.
## Special Budget Needed for Accountability
Accountability committees need dedicated funding for field visits and report reviews.
## Current Funding Disparity
Committees receive funding comparable to other committees despite handling larger report volumes.

> Oshabe cited an instance in which his committee sought five days to examine reports but was allocated only two days under Parliament's existing budget arrangements.
## Two-and-a-Half Year Membership Term
PAC members would serve for two and a half years before re-evaluation to address resignations or conflicts.
## Key takeaway

Uganda's Public Accounts Committee wants to cut membership by half and bar legislators from sectoral committees to improve audit scrutiny.