Govt releases sh158.7b for MP cars

“Yes, we have released the money for cars for MPs,” Ggoobi told journalists when asked whether the first quarter releases included vehicle facilitation. Beyond the one-off vehicle grant, MPs receive a monthly package comprising a taxable basic salary, constituency facilitation, housing allowance, town-running allowance and mileage based on the distance between Kampala and their constituencies.

Earlier, Parliament clerk Adolf Mwesige had informed MPs through a circular dated June 5 that sh300m had been budgeted for each legislator as a one-off contribution towards the purchase of a motor vehicle.