Auditor General of Uganda

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public office supreme audit institution head

The Auditor General of Uganda is the independent constitutional officer responsible for auditing and reporting on the use of public funds by government institutions in Uganda.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Office of the Auditor General (Uganda)	2
Auditor General of Uganda canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13052729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Auditor General of Uganda
Context triple: [Public Accounts Committee (Uganda), relatedTo, Auditor General of Uganda]

A. Attorney General of Uganda
The Attorney General of Uganda is the chief legal adviser to the government and represents the state in legal matters and proceedings.
B. Auditor General of the East African Community
The Auditor General of the East African Community is the independent oversight authority responsible for auditing the financial operations and accounts of the East African Community’s organs and institutions.
C. Ministers of State of Uganda
Ministers of State of Uganda are junior government officials who assist full cabinet ministers in managing specific portfolios and implementing government policies within the Ugandan executive branch.
D. Minister of Justice of Uganda
The Minister of Justice of Uganda is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s legal system, including law reform, legal policy, and the administration of justice.
E. Chief Justice of Uganda
The Chief Justice of Uganda is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, overseeing the Supreme Court and providing leadership to the national judiciary.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Auditor General of Uganda
Target entity description: The Auditor General of Uganda is the independent constitutional officer responsible for auditing and reporting on the use of public funds by government institutions in Uganda.

A. Attorney General of Uganda
The Attorney General of Uganda is the chief legal adviser to the government and represents the state in legal matters and proceedings.
B. Auditor General of the East African Community
The Auditor General of the East African Community is the independent oversight authority responsible for auditing the financial operations and accounts of the East African Community’s organs and institutions.
C. Ministers of State of Uganda
Ministers of State of Uganda are junior government officials who assist full cabinet ministers in managing specific portfolios and implementing government policies within the Ugandan executive branch.
D. Minister of Justice of Uganda
The Minister of Justice of Uganda is the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the country’s legal system, including law reform, legal policy, and the administration of justice.
E. Chief Justice of Uganda
The Chief Justice of Uganda is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, overseeing the Supreme Court and providing leadership to the national judiciary.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public office ⓘ supreme audit institution head ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance good governance ⓘ promote accountability in public finance ⓘ promote transparency in use of public resources ⓘ
appointedBy	President of Uganda ⓘ
auditType	compliance audit ⓘ financial audit ⓘ performance audit ⓘ
cannotBe	removed from office except for specified constitutional grounds ⓘ
confirmedBy	Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
constitutionalStatus	independent constitutional office ⓘ
country	Uganda ⓘ
currentHolder	John F. S. Muwanga ⓘ
hasPower	access all books, records, returns and other documents relating to public accounts ⓘ conduct audits at any government entity that uses public funds ⓘ issue audit opinions ⓘ make recommendations to Parliament ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Uganda ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 ⓘ linked to: Constitution of Uganda National Audit Act, 2008 ⓘ
memberOf	African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (AFROSAI) ⓘ linked to: African Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) ⓘ linked to: International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
officeLocation	Kampala ⓘ
oversees	Office of the Auditor General (Uganda) ⓘ linked to: Auditor General of Uganda
relatedTo	Inspector General of Government (Uganda) ⓘ linked to: Inspector General of Police of Uganda Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (Uganda) ⓘ Public Accounts Committee of Parliament of Uganda ⓘ linked to: Local Government Accounts Committee (Uganda)
reportsOn	compliance with public finance laws ⓘ financial statements of government entities ⓘ use of public funds ⓘ value for money in public expenditure ⓘ
reportsTo	Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
responsibleFor	auditing donor-funded projects managed by government entities ⓘ auditing government departments ⓘ auditing government ministries ⓘ auditing local governments ⓘ auditing public accounts ⓘ auditing public corporations ⓘ auditing public debt ⓘ auditing public funds ⓘ auditing statutory bodies ⓘ auditing use of public resources ⓘ
sector	public finance oversight ⓘ
submitsReportsTo	Parliament of Uganda ⓘ
termLength	fixed term as provided by Ugandan law ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Public Accounts Committee (Uganda) → relatedTo → Auditor General of Uganda ⓘ

subject linked to: Public Accounts Committee

Auditor General of Uganda → oversees → Office of the Auditor General (Uganda) ⓘ

linked to: Auditor General of Uganda

Local Government Accounts Committee (Uganda) → usesInformationFrom → Office of the Auditor General (Uganda) ⓘ