MPs want government vehicles boarded off
IN a twist of events, Members of Parliament want the Government to board off vehicles used by civil servants to reduce its expenditure.
By Mary Karugaba and Paul Kiwuwa
IN a twist of events, Members of Parliament want the Government to board off vehicles used by civil servants to reduce its expenditure.
Henry Banyenzaki, Barnabus Tinkasimire, Chris Baryomunsi and Sam Lyomoki said all government workers, MPs inclusive, should drive private vehicles or use public means.
They were on Thursday briefing journalists on the findings of the Rwanda tour where they had gone to study the management of government vehicles. They argued that the money spent on buying and maintaining the vehicles will be saved.
Banyenzaki said he will ride a bicycle to Parliament to demonstrate how easy the system is.
Lyomoki, who is the chairman of the ‘caucus of the whole house’, explained that the system was a success in Rwanda and “should work in Uganda too.â€
“The Government is wasting a lot of money buying vehicles for civil servants, which is unrealistic.
Imagine how many hospitals will be built or lives would be saved if we spend on them those billions of shillings being wasted?" Early this week, the Government abandoned its proposal to give MPs new four-wheel-drive vehicles and opted to give them sh60m car grants.
But Lyomoki said: “Whether they give us the cars or not, the Government should board off all the vehicles. If the motion passes through after we have received the cars, then we shall also board them off.â€
He said they will soon move a motion on boarding off government vehicles.
IN a twist of events, Members of Parliament want the Government to board off vehicles used by civil servants to reduce its expenditure.
Henry Banyenzaki, Barnabus Tinkasimire, Chris Baryomunsi and Sam Lyomoki said all government workers, MPs inclusive, should drive private vehicles or use public means.
They were on Thursday briefing journalists on the findings of the Rwanda tour where they had gone to study the management of government vehicles. They argued that the money spent on buying and maintaining the vehicles will be saved.
Banyenzaki said he will ride a bicycle to Parliament to demonstrate how easy the system is.
Lyomoki, who is the chairman of the ‘caucus of the whole house’, explained that the system was a success in Rwanda and “should work in Uganda too.â€
“The Government is wasting a lot of money buying vehicles for civil servants, which is unrealistic.
Imagine how many hospitals will be built or lives would be saved if we spend on them those billions of shillings being wasted?" Early this week, the Government abandoned its proposal to give MPs new four-wheel-drive vehicles and opted to give them sh60m car grants.
But Lyomoki said: “Whether they give us the cars or not, the Government should board off all the vehicles. If the motion passes through after we have received the cars, then we shall also board them off.â€
He said they will soon move a motion on boarding off government vehicles.