Uganda, April 26 -- The Ministry of ICT and National Guidance officials have decried inadequate funding to implement a number of government programmes under their docket.

The ministry's Permanent Secretary, Ms Aminah Zawedde without revealing the required funds, said the ministry is financially struggling yet the ICT sector is the most important pillar in driving the status of the economy.

Ms Zawedde said that the Ministry of ICT is implementing four programmes: the digital transformation looking at the digitisation agenda, the community mobilisation and mind-set change, a public sector management programme aimed at supporting public service delivery by digitising the sector and the balanced regional development programme.

Speaking dur...