KAMPALA- President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni has confirmed that Members of Parliament received Ugx 100 million each through classified funding, days after Deputy Speaker Rt Hon Thomas Tayebwa dismissed the reports as mere “street talk.”
The confirmation comes amid mounting public pressure and accusations from opposition politicians who have demanded transparency about the sudden windfall reported earlier this week by media.
The President, in a statement issued today said the money was used to promote activities that help in defeating enemy schemes in Uganda and insisted the funds served a patriotic purpose.
He defended the payout by drawing parallels with the long history of sacrifice by Ugandan fighters, including the FRONASA and NRA forces, who he said operated for years without pay purely for patriotic reasons.
The President did not refer to the payout as a cash handout or bonus. He instead framed it as support for what he described as internal operations to neutralise threats against Uganda’s peace and sovereignty.
