Politics & GovermentThe Big Story

Uganda’s Parliament Spending Set to Cross a Trillion-Shilling Mark by 2027 Parliament’s Strategic Plan for 2025–2030 reveals rising expenditure, funding gaps, and growing public criticism as costs soar to UGX 1.53 trillion by 2029/30.

As Uganda's Speaker of Parliament Anita Among seeks a second and final term. The parliament expenditure is also set to rise to UGX 1.5 trillion shillings by 2030.

Uganda’s Parliament expenditure is projected to rise steeply each year, crossing the trillion-shilling mark by 2027 and reaching UGX 1.53 trillion by 2029/30, according to a Strategic Plan for 2025–2030 published by the legislative arm of government. This steady escalation highlights not only the financial burden of maintaining Uganda’s large legislature but also the wider political and economic pressures shaping the budget, cementing its place as one of the country’s most expensive state institutions. The Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) paints a year-by-year picture of this growth. In FY 2025/26, Parliament is expected to spend UGX 917.6 billion, of which UGX…

This Is Premium Content. Subscribe And Save On Unlimited Access With Our Best Offers!

Tagged:
About the Author

Paul Murungi is a Ugandan Business Journalist with extensive financial journalism training from institutions in South Africa, London (UK), Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. His coverage focuses on groundbreaking stories across the East African region with a focus on ICT, Energy, Oil and Gas, Mining, Companies, Capital and Financial markets, and the General Economy.

His body of work has contributed to policy change in private and public companies.

Paul has so far won five continental awards at the Sanlam Group Awards for Excellence in Financial Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, and several Uganda national journalism awards for his articles on business and technology at the ACME Awards.

beylikdüzü escort beylikdüzü escort