▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁cabinet ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁May . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁During ▁his ▁five ▁year ▁ten ure ▁as ▁State ▁Minister ▁for ▁Tour ism , ▁he ▁came ▁under ▁criticism ▁on ▁two ▁counts : ▁▁ ▁While ▁appearing ▁before ▁the ▁Public ▁Account s ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁U g anda ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁he ▁denied ▁recomm ending ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁an ▁un fin ished ▁hotel ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁establish ments ▁ear mark ed ▁to ▁host ▁deleg ates ▁for ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁He ads ▁of ▁Government ▁Me eting ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁which ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁K amp ala , ▁U g anda ' s ▁capital . ▁J & M ▁Hotel ▁received ▁government ▁funds ▁amount ing ▁to ▁U Sh 2 . 7 ▁billion ▁( approx . 1 . 2 ▁million ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁money ), ▁only ▁two ▁days ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁day ▁of ▁CH O GM ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁hosted ▁no ▁conference ▁event ▁and ▁no ▁delegate ▁sle pt ▁there ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁under ▁construction , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁report ▁issued ▁by ▁the ▁government ' s ▁Aud itor ▁General . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁former ▁State ▁Minister ▁for ▁Tour ism ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁much ▁about ▁the ▁Prote cted ▁Are as ▁Management ▁and ▁S ust ain able ▁Use ▁( PA MS U ) ▁project ▁under ▁the ▁tour ism ▁min istry . ▁“ R uk undo ▁also ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁supported ▁a