I am sure, that I am not the first to add my best of list of the Ministerial Policy Statement of Financial Year 2017/2018, but still the Presidency pledges are showing how insane it is. The numbers themselves says a lot about the state of affairs. This is just some of the pledges, not the whole picture. But it states a lot, and there are one surprise that enters into Political Affairs, as his payday are still coming this Financial Year.
The budget for the State House in the FY 2017/2018 are 245.567 billion shillings. Office of the President is FY 2017/2018 are 54.268 billions shillings. This shows how much the President plans to use on himself and his loyal cronies. And talking about them. Let me show you some of the best paid people in the State House and under the Office of the President!
The highest earners under of the Office of the President (Monthly Salary in Uganda Shillings):
Musoke Kintu, Senior Presidential Advisor, ush 11,180,000.
John Mitala, Head/Public Secretary Cabinet, ush 17,600,000.
Francis Ojur, Senior Presidential Advisor, ush. 11,180,000.
Dr. Beatrice Wabudeya, Senior Presidential Adivsor, 11,180,000.
Kaliisa Kabagambe, Senior Presidential Advisor, 15,000,000.
Henry Muganwa Kajura, Senior Presidential Advisor, 15,000,000.
Venand Nantulya, Senior Presidential Advisor, 15,000,000.
Amooti S.T. Businge, Permanent Secretary, 15,400,000.
State House Staff (Monthly Salary in Uganda shillings):
Patrick Rusongoza, Senior Presidential Secretary/Economic Affairs, 15,000,000.
Badru Kiggundu, Senior Presidential Secretary/Political Affairs, 15,000,000.
Emmanuel Mutebi, Captain Presidential Jet, 20,250,000.
Gadah Eldam Nagwa, Senior Presidential Secretary/Political Affairs, 14,000,000.
Molly Kamukama, Principal Private Secretary, 15,400,000.
Patrick Nyakatuura Rwakijuma, Chief Engineer, 20,250,000.
Charles Lwanga Lutaaya, Captain Presidential Jet, 17,609,000.
Anule Aloysius Edema, First Officer Presidential Jet, 20,250,000.
Hussain Waiswa, First Officer Helicopter, 17,609,169.
Charles Okidi, First Officer Helicopter, 17,609,169.
Swamadu Bogere, Senior Flight Eng. Technician (helicopter), 17,609,196.
Lucy Nakyobe, State House Controller, 15,400,000.
Kivumbi M. Lutaaya, Principal Private Secretary, 15,400,000.
“The Office appreciated the recommendation of the Committee to provide the required funding to effect the appointment of the new 18 Presidential Advisors on Ministerial terms. However, I wish to clarify that the funding to effect the appointment of the 18 new Presidential Advisors was not UShs. 5.931bn, but, UShs. 18.32bn. The Office followed up the matter with MoFPED, but no positive response was received” (P: 179).
We are going interesting times ahead, wonder what else is coming, but the one thing I did not put, but was interesting, was the amount of cars, buses and other vehicles bought by the State House. Seems more like they will turn into used-cars salesmen in a few years time. As the car-park of the State House is growing old, while the potholes of the Republic is growing. Therefore, the pickups surely need maintenance to survive the roads. But, hey that is the Uganda in the vision of the old man with the hat. Peace.
Reference:
MINISTERIAL POLICY STATEMENT – THE PRESIDENCY for FY 2017/2018 – Presented to Parliament for Debate on the Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2017/2018
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