Uganda, Jan. 19 -- The Ministry of Defence is seeking Shs16.2 biIlion to manage the 2021 General Election.
The money is part of the Shs1.9 trillion of the unfunded priorities presented before Parliament that the ministry needs for the 2020/2021 Financial Year.
Appearing before the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Internal Affairs on Thursday, the State Miniter for Defence, Col (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, who led the delegation, said they need the money to facilitate the operations of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) during the elections.
However, when MPs pressed him to further breakdown the ministry's needs, Mr Engola failed to explain arguing that it was not yet funded and there is no way he could break it down.
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