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Management Team

Mr. Stephen Kateregga - Director of Audit, Central Government
Mr. Edward Akol - Director of Audit- Local Authorities
Mr. Francis Masuba - Director of Audit, Statutory Corporation
Mr. John Henry Muyimbwa - Director of Audit- Value For Money
Mr. Joseph Lemai Ewama - Director, Finance and Administration
Mr. Fredrick Akyaire - Assistant Director of Audit- Local Authorities
Mr. Samuel Iga-Kalanda - Senior Principal Auditor- Central Government
Mr. James Bantu - Senior Principal Auditor- Central Government
Mr. Ogentho Paul Maxwell - Senior Principal Auditor- Value For Money
Ms Liz Nambuya - Senior Principal Auditor- Value For Money
Mr. Anthony Kimuli - Senior Principal Auditor- Statutory Corporations
Mr. Charles Alumai - Senior Principal Auditor- Statutory Corporations
Mr. Joseph Hirya - Senior Principal Auditor- Local Authorities
Mr. Christopher Makanga - Senior Principal Auditor- Local Authorities
Mrs. Beatrice Wambete - Principal Personnel Officer
Mr. Promise Ambrose - Principal Accountant
Mr. Sulaiman Hirome - Senior Assistant Secretary


Mr. Stephen Kateregga
Director of Audit, Central Government

Mr. Kateregga is the Director of Audit, Central Government. He gives technical direction in the audit of Central Government Ministries, Agencies and Universities. He is also spearheading a comprehensive computerization project  of the Office.

He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA), member of Institute of Certified Public Accounts of Uganda (ICPAU), holds a B.Com (Accounting) and MBA degrees plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science. He has also undertaken extensive training in Financial Management and Information Systems Audit.

Having joined the Office as an Auditor in 1991, he was promoted to the post of Senior Auditor in 1995 and deployed to head  Fort portal Regional Audit Branch Office. He has since then risen through the ranks to the position of Director of Audit.

Mr. Edward Akol
Director of Audit- Local Authorities

He joined OAG as an Auditor in August 1994. He was promoted to Senior Auditor in July 1999, and accelerated to Senior Principal Auditor in May 2004.

Mr. Akol has immense experience in auditing Donor Funded Government Projects. He is now working in the Directorate of Local Authorities as Director.

He has undertaken extensive training. In addition to his B.Com (Accounting) of Makerere University (1993), he holds CPA (K) professional qualification and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University- Edinburgh Business School. He also has certificates in Training of Trainers (OAG 1997), Foreign Aid Accounting and Auditing (UMI, 2002), Instructional Techniques (AFROSAI, 2002), IT Auditing (AFROSAI, 2001), ADB Project Implementation (African Development Institution, 1999) and Forensic Investigations and money Landers (Zambia 2006).

Mr. Francis Masuba
Director of Audit, Statutory Corporations

Joined the Office of the Auditor General as Auditor in October1984.

Promoted to Senior Auditor in 1992 and posted to Directorate of Local Government as Ag. Principal Auditor. With the help of a grant from DANIDA, he designed a project to improve conditions in Branch offices by constructing own offices and equipping them. He also upgraded the branch offices from senior Auditor to Principal Auditor level.

In 1995 – he was promoted to Principal Auditor and later posted to Directorate of Statutory Corporations and promoted to Assistant Director of Audit in June 2004 on accelerated promotion. In the same year, he was assigned to act as Director of Audit, Statutory Corporation with effect from 23rd August, 2004.

In 2008, he was confirmed as Director of Audit. He was instrumental in designing the legal framework for the independence of the Office of the Auditor General leading to enactment of the National Audit Act 2008.

Mr. Masuba has also been responsible for the development of Value for Money Auditing in the OAG since 1998.

He is an officer who is keen to enhance his professional, managerial and leadership competencies. He has undertaken extensive training in many audit related fields including Value for Money Audit. In addition to his Accounting professional qualifications (ACCA and CIPFA), he attained the Executive MBA degree of ESAMI/MSM and B. Com (Accounting) from Makerere University (1984). He also holds and an Advanced Diploma in Government Accounting and Management (ADGAM) by CIPFA/ESAMI.

Mr. John Henry Muyimbwa
Assisstant Director of Audit- Value For Money

He joined OAG in January 1987 as an Auditor. He was promoted to Senior Auditor in November 1992 and attained the post of Principal Auditor in July 1999. In May 2004, he was offered appointment on promotion to Senior Principal Auditor.

Mr. Muyimbwa is currently heading the Directorate of Value for Money Audit. Before he headed the Training Division of OAG and also   served   as   Risk  manager  Corporate  plan  of  the  year  2006-2010. He enjoys vast training experience as a member of AFROSAI Team of Trainers. He holds CPA (K) professional qualifications in addition to his MBA  from  Herriot Watt University (EDINBURGH  BUSSINESS  SCHOOL)  UK (2008) and B.Com (Accounting) Degree of Makerere University (1986). He  also a  member  of  INTOSAI  sub  committee of (EXPERTS) reviewing  the  Public  sector  auditing  standards.

He has undergone extensive training in Audit related fields. He has a Diploma in Adult Training (IDI, Canada, 1997), Certificates in Public Sector Accounting (Glasgow College, 1988), External Resources Programming , Management & Accounting (Crown Agents, UK, 2001), Course Design and Development (South Africa Audit office, 2002), Audit Planning (Auditor General of Pakistan, 1998), Audit of Public Works and Projects (International Training Centre, India, 1992), Reporting on Taxes and Internal Audit (ICPAU, 2002), Value for Money Audit (Canadian Audit office, 1992).

Mr. Muyimbwa has also contributed written and published articles on Detection of Fraud, Irregularities and Wrongdoing (AFROSAI - Nov. 2003), Audit Programming and Documentation (IDI, 1997), AFROSAI Training Policy (AFROSAI, 2004).


Mr. Joseph Lemai Ewama
Director, Finance and Administration

He joined OAG in January 1987 as an Auditor and was promoted to Senior Auditor in September 1989. He was deployed to head Arua Regional Branch Office till he later became Principal Auditor in January 1995. He was offered accelerated promotion to Assistant Director of audit in June 2004.

Mr. Ewama ably performed roles of the OAG Training Division till July 2005 when he was deployed to deputise the Director of Audit, Local Governments.

He holds MBA Degree, B.Com (Accounting), and INTOSAI / IDI Certified Diploma in Public Sector Accounting and auditing training. He is a member of the Professional Accounting Institute of Public Finance and Auditing (IPFA). He has also undertaken extensive training in Management Skills Development, Performance Audit, Fraud Prevention, Corporate Governance, and IT.

Mr. Fredrick Akyaire
Assistant Director of Audit- Local Authorities

He joined OAG as an Auditor in October 1984. In March 1992, he was promoted to Senior Auditor and later to Principal Auditor in September 2003. He further got promoted to the post of Senior Principal Auditor in May 2004 and to Assistant Director of Audit- Local Authorities in November 2008.

Mr. Akyaire enjoys vast experience in auditing Central Government accounts. He also heads the OAG Communication Working Group that produces the periodical OAG Bulletin. He has been professional member of ACCA and ICPAU since 2002 and is an FCCA. He holds an a Masters degree in Business Administration of Makerere University and an Advanced Diploma in Government Accounting (ESAMI & CIPFA) on top of his B.Com (Accounting) of Makerere University.


Mr. Samuel Iga-Kalanda
Senior Principal Auditor- Central Government

He joined OAG as an Auditor in March 1991 and was promoted to Senior Auditor in January 1995. He was posted to headed Jinja Branch office where he diligently served until he was offered accelerated promotion to Senior Principal Auditor in May 2004.

Mr. Kalanda is currently working in Directorate of Central Government. He holds a B.Com (Accounting) Degree of Makerere University and completed his ACCA course in December,2006 and on March 2007 he was admitted a member of the Association. He has also attended some workshops including the IDA Expenditure Audit Process and Documentation in Arusha (1998).


Mr. James Bantu
Senior Principal Auditor- Central Government

Mr. James Bantu is currently working in Directorate of Central Government. (Profile being Updated)


Mr. Ogentho Paul Maxwell
Senior Principal Auditor- Value For Money

Mr. Ogentho is the Senior Principal Auditor- Value For Money. He holds a Master of Science in Accounting and Finance degree of Makerere University and is a qualified Accountant - Member of the Institure of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He also holds a Diploma in Business Studies of Makerere University Business School.

Maxwell joined Office of the Auditor General in June 2004 upon promotion to the post of Senior Principal Auditor on transfer from Nebbi District Local Government. He joined Office of the Auditor General with a wealth of experience of financial and internal audits management of over ten years of the positions of Chief Internal Auditor from July 2000 and Principal Finance Officer from January 1995.


Ms Liz Nambuya
Senior Principal Auditor- Value for Money

Ms Nambuya is a Senior Principal Auditor- Value for Money. (Profile being Updated)




Mr. Anthony Kimuli
Senior Principal Auditor- Statutory Corporations

Mr. Kimuli is a Senior Principal Auditor- Statutory Corporations. (Profile being Updated)




Mr. Charles Alumai
Senior Principal Auditor- Statutory Corporations

Mr. Alumai is a Senior Principal Auditor- Statutory Corporations. (Profile being Updated)




Mr. Christopher Makanga
Senior Principal Auditor- Local Authorities

Mr. Makanga is  a Senior Principal Auditor, in the Directorate of Local Governments. He supervises five regional branch offices in the Directorate of Local Governments and has been fundamental in IT initiatives in the Directorate, for example Teammate implementation.

He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) and a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Uganda (ICPAU). He holds a B.Com (Accounting), a B.Sc (Applied Accounting) and  MSc (Accounting & Finance).

 

On transfer of service from Kampala City Council where he had worked as Internal Auditor from 1997, he joined the Office at a rank of Senior Auditor in 2003 and deployed to the Projects Section. He was promoted to the post of Principal Auditor in 2005 and deployed to head  Fort portal Regional Audit Branch Office. He was promoted to the rank of Senior Principal Auditor in April 2009.




Mr. Joseph Hirya
Senior Principal Auditor- Local Authorities

Mr. Hirya is a Senior Principal Auditor- Local Authorities. (Profile being Updated)




Mrs. Beatrice Wambete
Principal Personnel Officer

Mrs. Beatrice Wambete is the Principal Personnel Officer. (Profile being Updated)




Mr. Promise Ambrose
Principal Accountant

On Completion of his B.Com Accounting (Hons) degree from MUK in 1999, Mr. Ambrose cut his first Accounting teeth with Centenary Bank as an Accountant before joining the Public Service for the same position in 2000. He has since served in various ministries starting with Finance, Education and back to finance after promotion to a position of Principal Accountant in 2007.

Prior to his secondment to OAG from MoFPED in October 2008, he obtained fellowship with ACCA (FCCA), became a member of ICPAU, a member of the Institute of Corporate Governance in Uganda and completed his MBA in Finance. Mr. Ambrose is a trained trainer, a super user of IFMS and implemented the Commitment control system in MDAs in 2001. He was also a Secretary to the Committee that developed and implemented the Public Finance and Accountability Act 2003 and accompanying regulations in 2003.

As a Principal Accountant his roles range from technical financial advice (to the Accounting Officer) to budget preparation, financial management, financial reporting and human resource supervision and any other professional assignment in the areas of financial management and corporate governance.




Mr. Sulaiman Hirome
Senior Assistant Secretary

Mr. Hirome holds a Bachelor of Public Administration and Management (IUIU), 1997  Certificate in Administrative Law (LDC), 2002,  Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Administration and Management (UMI), 2004.

Joined the Public Service as Assistant Secretary and worked with Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in July 2000, Courts of Judicature (July, 2000 – December, 2006) and on promotion to Senior Assistant Secretary, he was posted to the Office of the Auditor General in December 2006.

As a Senior Assistant Secretary in the Office, he reports to the Director of Audit, Finance and Administration and is in charge of the management of office assets, logistics, transport, utilities, travels abroad, taking of minutes of Administrative/Top Management meetings and other general administrative functions.



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