On Thursday, Uganda’s Parliament passed the shs292bn Supplementary Budget that will be used mainly to purchase the COVID19 vaccines and support other government efforts to curb the virus.
The funds are also meant for purchase of more face masks and funding to the Uganda National Examination Board (UNEB) for support in conducting exams under the current #COVID19 pandemic.
Part of it will also be used for the purchase of ambulances and compensations under the land fund and compensation of tobacco farmers among others.