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Ministry of Finance Directed to Release Shs 1 Trillion to Local Governments

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The Parliament of Uganda has instructed the Ministry of Finance to release over Shs 1 trillion to local government. The said funds were withheld by different ministries in the previous budget.

MP Nathan Itungo (NRM, Kashaari South), informed Parliament by way of a matter of national importance that a local newspaper had carried a story, communicating the withheld funds.

“I have seen in the New Vision [newspaper] that over shs1.3 trillion has been retained by Ministries…retaining this money has a negative impact on the performance of local governments; we don’t even have agricultural extension workers in most of the districts,” said MP Itungo.

Itungo said the Ministries of Agriculture, Animal industries and Fisheries withheld shs281 billion, Education and Sports Shs257.2 billion, Health Shs277.8 billion while Water and Environment retained Shs184.4 billion.

The Ministry of Works and Transport is said to have retained Shs96.1 billion.

Speaker Rebecca Kadaga instructed Finance State Minister, Hon David Bahati, to oversee the disbursement of the said funds to the affected local government units.

“That money is appropriated by this House; already, local governments are underfunded, we want an answer on this issue tomorrow,” said Kadaga.

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