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Govt Seeks Approval of UGX422 Billion Supplementary for Phased Purchase of 10 Uganda Airlines Aircraft If Parliament approves the UGX1.696 trillion supplementary budget, Uganda Airlines will take a major leap toward rapid fleet expansion, with a UGX422.264 billion down payment set to secure 10 new aircraft as early as the 2025/26 financial year. The vote will test government’s aviation ambitions against competing demands in a strained national purse.

The UGX1.696 trillion supplementary bid, with UGX422.264 billion earmarked for 10 new Uganda Airlines aircraft, now hangs on Parliament’s verdict. Approval could fast-track the carrier’s fleet expansion, but rejection would signal growing unease over pouring scarce public funds into the skies while critical priorities remain grounded on the runway here.
The UGX1.696 trillion supplementary bid, with UGX422.264 billion earmarked for 10 new Uganda Airlines aircraft, now hangs on Parliament’s verdict. Approval could fast-track the carrier’s fleet expansion, but rejection would signal growing unease over pouring scarce public funds into the skies while critical priorities remain grounded on the runway here.

Government has tabled a UGX1.696 trillion supplementary budget request before Parliament’s Budget Committee, with UGX422.264 billion earmarked as an initial payment for the purchase of 10 aircraft for Uganda Airlines. The request was presented by Works and Transport Minister Edward Katumba Wamala, who appeared before the committee on Monday, 1 December, as MPs considered Supplementary Expenditure Schedule Two ahead of its adoption by Parliament in the plenary sitting scheduled for Tuesday. Gen Katumba Wamala told the committee that the supplementary request is intended to cover urgent financing gaps within the transport sector that could not wait for the next budget…

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