Shs3.3bn inauguration cash can work miracles at Mulago

There is a close consensus for the first time from both the ruling NRM and the opposition that the Shs3.3 billion budget for the inauguration of President-elect Yoweri Museveni on May 12 is way too much for a routine celebratory function. That is not to mention the humongous Shs1.7 trillion that would be spent on new fighter jets, ostensibly to strengthen our air defence security.

In a sharply voiced criticism of the inauguration budget, the House Budget Committee said on Tuesday that the

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