Finance Ministry avails money for activties of rationalised agencies
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has provided departments, departments and agencies to receive reasonable institutional functions for Sh1.2 trillion.
According to a letter to accounting officials on February 26, 2025, the funds will implement the revised structure, new tasks and ministries functions.
Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa presided over the house on Tuesday, March 4, 202, reading a letter from the Ministry of Finance that highlighted the collapse of funds.
SH296 million will receive recurring expenses, SHS940 billion SH development expenses, and the statutory obligations will be funded at Sh7 billion. “The purpose of this letter is to forward the resolution of the Parliament to you and ask you to initiate a supplementary allocation and provide a revised work plan on the planning and budget system,” the letter reads in part.
Tayebwa said the source of funds and budget lines was clear, indicating that parliament approved the transfer of the budget allocated to rationalized institutions to vote to the respective MDAs. “It is very important to put different government departments and agencies on the mission to ensure they start executing the plan with the available money,” Tayebwa added.
Minister of Public Services Hon. Muruli Mukasa said in a statement to parliament that shillings 200.6 billion were provided to relevant line government departments in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2024/25 to meet the comfort, pension and severance of affected employees.
He added that the delay in funding the process affected the effective incorporation of the functions of rationalization agencies into their respective administrations, attributed it to the Treasury process to revote funds and allocate them to the receiving agencies. “Most institutions that complete the verification exercises do not have salaries to pay successful employees. This requires the Ministry of Finance to quickly train the transfer of salary to receiving MDA,” Muruli Mukasa said.
Before the Deputy Speaker read the letter from the Ministry of Finance, members of parliament were concerned about the delayed process of using funds to obtain termination benefits. “The Finance Minister has guaranteed that funds are used to rationalize bills proposed for parliamentary considerations. People’s pensions are not paid, which affects their welfare,” Hon said. Denis Oguzu Lee (Maracha County FDC).
honor. Sarah Opendi (NRM, Women’s Representative of Tororo Region) questioned the way the Ministry of Finance issued a financial impact certificate. “The Secretary of Public Services statement noted that most agencies have not completed the calculations of paying pensions, remunerations and severance payments for their due employees. Without these calculations, how did you make a financial impact?” Opendi asked.
Members of Congress also raised concerns about the stagnant work of certain institutions whose functions were transferred to the executive branch.
Buhweju District Women’s Representative, Hon. Olive Katwesigye and Hon. Patrick Aeku (Sorotti County NRM) observed that projects under the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) were stagnant after institutional rationalization.
honor. Nathan Byanyima (NRM, Bukanga North County) and Hon. Zumura Maneno (NRM, women’s representative in Obongi area) raised concerns about stalled road construction projects and ferry transport services, which they said had a negative impact on the public.
Issued by Apo Group on behalf of the Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.
