Parliament’s Budget Committee has declined to approve a 336.8 Billion Shillings supplementary budget request by government to purchase 9 million radio sets for Ugandan homes to facilitate the long distance learning program during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Parliament’s Budget Committee has recommended to Parliament that the ownership of Uganda National Airlines Company Limited should in the medium term be transferred to Uganda Development Corporation (UDC).
Parliament’s Budget Committee has yet in a new twist of events concerning the ownership of Uganda National Airlines Company directed Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) to redraft documents relating to the company and its shareholdings.
Mugambe appeared before the Budget Committee together with the State Minister for Planning David Bahati to present expenditure for the spent money and seek parliament’s approval.
According to the budget frame work before parliament, the Works and Transport sector is poised to receive Shillings 3.8 trillion in 2016/2017 financial year up from Shillings 3.3 trillion this financial year.
