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Taxpayers could soon be footing Shillings 29.079 billion annually to fund a salary enhancement for Resident District Commissioners (RDCs) and their deputies, ending a 20-year pay freeze.
The proposal was unveiled by Alex Byarugaba, Chairperson of the Presidential Affairs Committee, during the presentation of the report on the 2026/27 Ministerial Policy Statement for the Office of the Presidency.
The move aims to align the compensation of presidential representatives with the current economic reality and the pay scales of other high-ranking local government officials.
If the proposal is approved, RDCs and their staff will see their monthly earnings more than triple in some instances.
In the proposed salary enhancement, the RDC’s pay will rise from Shillings 2,293,200 to nine million per month while deputies will move from Shillings 1,282,369 to five million as the Assistant RDCs cross from Shillings 877,216 to Shillings 2,695,000 a month.
Uganda currently employs 146 RDCs, 170 Deputy RDCs, and 432 Assistant RDCs.
To facilitate these increments, the Committee has recommended that an additional UGX 29.079 billion be allocated to the Office of the President for the 2026/27 Financial Year.
