The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has tasked the leadership of Agora, a local civil society in Kampala, and the activists who mobilized the flopped ‘march to Parliament’ protest to urgently present conclusive accountability of funds advanced to them for the event.
Our sources have established that the USAID has, within the past few weeks, been closely monitoring the ongoing social media campaign demanding full accountability of the funds that were mobilized to facilitate the protest.
The demand for accountability by USAID comes amid various online calls from different people for the leadership of Agora to provide accountability for funds advanced to it.
Another source at the American Embassy in Kamala revealed that USAID is also disturbed by the manner in which Agora and other activities are engaging in conflict with those demanding accountability.
“USAID officials had a meeting over the weekend and discussed at length the concerns raised by Hillary Taylor and Remmy Bahati as to whether Agora leadership should adhere to their demands and provide accountability,” the source revealed.
The source further stated that USAID officials concluded that, for purposes of transparency, AGORA must not hesitate to present detailed accountability in an attempt to restore public trust.
AGORA, a local civil society organization, is owned by Agatha Atuhaire, a former journalist in Kampala who has since turned to activism.
