KAMPALA- Jane Barekye, State House Comptroller has revealed that State House is overwhelmed by the numerous Presidential donations, in that even Ministers keep on sending her chits of demands from their areas whenever she is in attendance of Cabinet meetings.
Barekye made the remarks while appearing before Parliament’s Presidential Affairs where she was responding to concerns raised by MPs on the numerous Presidential pledges that have remained outstanding for years and are causing problems in their constituencies.
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Barekye’s remarks were in response to a question raised by Kazo district woman Member of Parliament Jennifer Muheesi who wondered what solutions State House was putting in place to clear the presidential donations backlog.
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It should be recalled that in the 2024/25 national budget, State House sought an additional Shs30Bn for Presidential donations.
Immaculate Namara, Director of Planning at State House noted that the current presidential donations budget is just a drop in the ocean, compared to the current needs.
Bukaga county MP Stephen Kangwagye called on fellow MPs to back State House when it requests for more funds for the Presidential donation budget, saying such support will ensure that the President’s donation budget never runs dry.
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