Mulago National Referral Hospital. Photo credit: AFP
The Ugandan president’s office has announced that it is requesting 92 billion Ugandan shillings [$39m] in additional funding to run its activities. This comes just five months after State House already asked for a supplementary budget of 66.6bn [$28.3m]. This is, to put it mildly, outrageous.
The request comes just weeks after the government announced that it is refusing to increase spending (except for the security sector). The government had offered to increase teachers’ salaries by only 15 percent, an offer rejected by the teachers, who were demanding a 100 per cent raise.
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Jackee Budesta Batanda 