Uganda, Jan. 9 -- Key ministries, departments and government agencies (MDAs) will have to find alternative ways to finance their planned activities in the next financial year after Cabinet approved deep cuts in the 2023/2024 budgets despite a slight increase in budget size.

The trickledown effect of the cuts will exacerbate the cost of living squeeze that ordinary citizens in the country are grappling with.

Ms Ketty Lamaro, the Education and Sports ministry permanent secretary, for instance recently revealed that the allocation for Human Capital Development is set to reduce by Shs83.94 billion from the current allocation of Shs9.098 trillion (FY2022/2023) to Shs9.005 trillion.

Ms Lamaro added that the budgetary reduction will force the...