Uganda: Museveni Travels On Credit As State House Runs Out of Cash

Until a supplementary budget of Shs 23.1bn is approved by parliament, President Museveni's inland and abroad movements are curtailed, the committee on budget was told on Wednesday.

Out of the total supplementary budget required, Shs 13.05bn is for the president's travels inland and abroad: Shs 9.550bn and Shs 3.5bn respectively. In the financial year ending June 2017, Shs 56.248bn was budgeted for the president's travels and Shs 3.664bn for the vice president.

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