Uganda, March 20 -- Officials from Uganda Wildlife Education Centre (UWEC) have failed to defend Shs10 billion budget they requested for lion breeding in the next financial year.

While appearing before the Parliamentary Tourism, Trade and Industry committee on Tuesday to defend their budget, UWEC officials failed to give a breakdown of how the funds would be deployed, something that irked legislators on the committee.

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The committee chairperson, Mr Mwine Mpaka, faulted UWEC for failing to defend their budget item yet they included it in the ministerial policy statement for the financial year 2024/2025.

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