Agency
Parliament has approved over 1.1 trillion Shillings under Supplementary Expenditure for the Financial Year 2025/2026.
The supplementary request was presented by the Minister of State for Finance (General Duties), Henry Musasizi, and includes a mix of budget reallocations, additional revenues, and external financing.
Key allocations in the approved budget include 56.95 billion Shillings to facilitate LC1, LC2, and Women Council Committee elections nationwide, as directed by Cabinet.
Additionally, 29.57 billion Shillings has been earmarked for preparatory activities for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
The Uganda Police Force has been allocated 132.9 billion shillings to clear outstanding obligations, while 72.9 billion Shillings will support the Generating Growth Opportunities and Productivity for Women Enterprises (GROW) project, funded by the World Bank.
In the health sector, 40.21 billion Shillings has been reallocated to cover wages for newly recruited health workers across 19 regional referral hospitals.
A further 23.21 billion Shillings will cater for counterpart funding for wages to operationalize newly constructed schools under the Uganda Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfers (UGIFT) programme.
The government has also set aside 107.52 billion Shillings to address wage, pension, and gratuity shortfalls across various sectors.
