Report On The Supplementary Expenditure Schedule 3 and Addendum 1 2 To Schedule 3 For FY 2020'21
Report On The Supplementary Expenditure Schedule 3 and Addendum 1 2 To Schedule 3 For FY 2020'21
Report On The Supplementary Expenditure Schedule 3 and Addendum 1 2 To Schedule 3 For FY 2020'21
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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Rt. Hon. Speaker, on the 20th of October 2020,the Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and
Economic Development laid before Parliament a Supplementary Expenditure request (under
Schedule No.3) amounting to Shs 353.867 billion. On the l8th of November 2020, the Hon.
Minister also laid Addendum I and2 to Schedule 3 amounting to Shs 48.67 billion and Shs
5.638 billion respectively. Schedule 3(inclusive of the addenda) requires prior approval by
Parliament as provided for by the Constitution and the PFM Act 2015 (as amended).
Rt. Hon. Speaker, it is irnportant to note that Covernment has so far Laid before Parliament
supplementary expenditure requests for FY2020l21 summarized in table I below:
The Supplementary Schedule No.3 was referred by the Speaker to the Budget Committee for
scrutiny and reporting thereto. The Committee has considered the report and wishes to report
as follows:
Rt. Hon Speaker, the report of the Committee is presented in two parts as follows:
2. Part B: Presents the proposed Supplementary Estimates under Schedule 3 for the FY
2020/21; Observations and Recommendations
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PART A
2.0 METHODOLOGY
The Committee scrutinized the Supplementary Schedules and held meetings with the
following MDAs in the effort to obtain additional information and justification for the
expenditure:
l. Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development;
2. Ministry of Education and Sports
3. Ministry of Foreign Affairs
4. Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)
5. Carried a field visit to Orion Transformers and Electric a company qualified to
assemble the Radios to be supplied to the Ministry of Education and Sports
6. Representative of the Committee on National Economy
Article of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda states that "If in respect of any
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Jinancial year it is found that the amount appropriatecl for any purpose under the
Appropriation Act is insufJicient or thut a need has arisen for expenditure for a purpose
.for which no amount has been appropriated by that Act; or that any monies ltave been
expentled for any purpose in excess of the amount appropriated for that purpose or for a
purpose for wltich no amount ltas been appropriated by that Act, a supplementary estimate
showing the sums required or spent sltall be laid elown before Parliament, within four
months after the money is spent,"t
The above article is operationalized under Section 25 of the Public Finance Management Act,
2015 which provides as follows;
(l) That the totol supplementary expenditure thot requiresadditional resources over and
obove what is approved by Parliament shall not exceed 3% ofthe total approved hudgetfor
that Jinancial year, without approval of Parliament.
(2) Where funds are expended under subsection (I), supplementary estimates showing the
sums spent shall be laid before Parliament withinfour months after the money is spent.2
Furthermore, Regulation 18(5), (6) and (7) of the Public Finance Management Regulations
2016 provide as follows:
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(5) "Parliament moy approve a supplementary appropriation or the Minister moy approve
a supplementary budget, as the case may be, where the supplementory expenditure is
unav o ida b le o r unfo re see ab le."
(a) "unavoidable" means an expenditure that cannot be postponed to tlre next Jinancial
year thro uglt vireme nt;
(b) "unforeseeable" does not include an expendilure that wasforeseeable hy the vote at
the time of preparation of the budget of the vote or an expenditure that should have
been included in the budget ofthe vote
(7) Any expenditure, which is in excess of the appropriated budget of vote and which is not
in accordance witlt this section shall be treated as loss of public funds as provided for
under section 79 (1) of the Act.3
l. The Committee observed that the Supplementary Expenditure Schedule was laid in
accordance with Section 25 of the PFMA 2015.
2. The Committee observes that there is no clear source of funding for most of the
supplementary expenditure requests.
3. The Committee observes that some of the expenditure requests do not pass the legal
requirement under the PFM Act and Regulations of "unavoidable or unforeseeable"
PART B
Rt. Hon. Speaker, Schedule 3 for FY 2020/21 is over and above the 3%o legal requirement,
and therefore requires prior approval of Parliament in line with the Section 25 (l) of the
PFM Act (2015) as amended
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Below is a listing of supplementary expenditure requests under Schedule 3 and addenda I
and2,FY2020l2l:
Schedule 3
a. Vote 003: Office of the Prime Minister (OPM): Ushs. 2.0 billion
b. Vote 006: Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Ushs. 1.0 billion
c. Vote 008: MoFPED: Ushs 5.0 billion
d. Vote 012: Ministry of Lands and Urban Development: Ushs. 6.0 billion
e. Vote 013: Ministry of Education and Sports: Ushs 336.867 billion
f. Vote 020: Ministry of ICT & National Guidance: Ushs. 3.0 billion
Addendum I
g. Vote 126: National Information Technology Authority Uganda: Ushs. 44.67 billion
h. Vote 014: Ministry of Health: Ushs 4 billion
Addendum 2
i. Vote 307: Kabale University: Shs 0.960 billion
j Yote 757 Kabale Municipality: Shs. 0.533 billion
k. Vote 500 -797 (Local Governments): Shs.4.l45 billion
a) Vote 003: Office of the Prime Minister (OPM): Ushs. 2.0 billion For the
Integrated Intelligence Computer System (IICS).
(PSSI) provided the funding for the research, and Uganda National Council for
Science and Technology (UNCST) hosted and supervised this project. The project
was later transferred/relocated to OPM in 2015. The Committee was informed that the
purpose of the research was to find a computer based solution to address a number of
challenges affecting service delivery in the Health sector.
The Cornmittee was inforrned that the IICS Project and Ministry of Health are
working together, deploying the system in the Regional Referral Hospitals of Naguru,
Entebbe, Masaka, Mbarara, Moroto, Mbale, Nebbi, and Mityana.
The Committee further noted that the project accumulated arrears totalling to Shs. 2.0
billion. The affected employees and suppliers have sued the project in various courts
of law and to date they are l0 court cases of which three have judgements delivered.
ln addition, H.E. The President directed in his letters date 6th May, 2017,27th Sept,
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2020; that the arrears incurred by Integrated Intelligent Computer System (tlCS) be
settled to support the running of the project.
owing to the numerous court cases which may prove to be very costly and
difficult to win by Government. The sources of funding these arrears should be
from the approved budget on domestic arrears that Parliament appropriated in
theFY2020l2l.
The Committee was informed that the fundamental reason for opening Uganda
Embassy in Angola is for security and other bilateral relations. Angola is a Member of
the International Conference on Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) that has been
coordinating the fight against negative forces (ADF, M23, etc) in the region.
Additionally, Angola has been a key mediator in the mending of relations between
Uganda and Rwanda. The Committee was further informed that opening the Mission
will deepen political, trade, educational and cultural relations between the two
countnes,
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Committee that Angola is playing a big
role in efforts to normalise relations between Uganda and Rwanda and chaired the
Luanda Summit at which the Heads of State between Uganda and Rwanda signed an
MOU on normalisation of our relations.
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Absence of a direct diplomatic presence in a country of interest poses a serious
obstacle to successful pursuit of foreign policy goals and limits the capacity to access
and regularly engage with the leadership on matters of mutual interest. Opening the
Mission will therefore deepen political, economic, trade, social and cultural relations
between the two countries.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Committee that they had requested of Shs.
2.657bn (see Table 2 for details) for this purpose covering 8 months but the Ministry
of Finance, Planning and Economic Development only provided Ushs 1.0 billion.
Table 2: Cost breakdown for Establishing and Embassy in Angola
ESTABLISHING AN EMBASSY IN ANGOLA
BUDGET ESTIMATES. FY 2O2OI2I
Recurrent costs Amount ruGX)
Allowances (Foreign Service Allowance. Education allowance 557,809.600
Staff salaries for local Staff 317.128.924
Social Security Contributions 39.641.n6
Medical 64.600.000
Office operational costs 349.822.913
Rent (Chancery & Official residence) 638,400.000
Utilities 44.271.130
Total Recurrent 2,011.673.683
CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
Furniture & Fittings 62.040.816
Machinery & Equipment 51,700.680
Transportation Vehicle (Official car and Utility van ) 532,000,000
Total Development 645,741,497
The Committee defers consideration of approval of this request until the source of
funding is established.
c) Vote 008 - Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: Ushs 5.0
billion
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The Committee was informed that the implementation of the E-GP system
commenced in July, 2020 and will support Government to carry out cornplete public
procurement and disposal processes electronically. The Ministry of Finance, Planning
and Economic Development highlighted the benefits of the E-GP system as follows;
i. Promotion of bidder participation and competitiveness,
ii. Realtime access to procurement information for planning,
iii. Reduced cost of doing business,
iv. lmproved governance and accountability in public procurement,
v. Effective oversight of PPDA through online monitoring, and
vi. Minimal human interaction reducing avenues for corruption.
The Committee observed that the Ministry knew the project would start in June 2020
and therefore should have planned and budgeted for it in the FY 2020/21 Annual
Budget since the expenditure was foreseeable. In addition, no source of funds to
finance this request has been provided to the Committee
d) Vote 012: Ministry of Lands and Urban Development Ushs 6.0 billion
The Committee was informed H.E. The President, agreed with the Archbishop of
Karnpala that Government acquires 20 acres out of the land belonging to the
Archdiocese of Kampala but currently occupied by Nsambya Police Barracks. This is
to pave way for construction of an Ultra Modem Convention Centre.The land was
valued at a total of UShs 64bn of which Ushs 12bn has already been paid as
Government commitment. The Committee noted that it is against this background that
supplernentary funding of Ushs 6.0bn is being requested to cater for part-payment to
enable the Church to undertake other development activities as agreed with H.E The
President.
At the time of considering this request, issues relating to the ownership of the
Conventional Center were not ascertained and the source of funding was not
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known. The Committee therefore has deferred consideration of approval of this
request.
e) Vote 013: Ministry of Education and Sports: Ushs 336. 867 billion to cater for
the purchase of Radios
The Ministry of Education and Sports has requested for the Shs 336.86 billion for
purchase of 9 million radios for supply to all Uganda Homesteads as one of the
strategies to support long distance learning, given that schools are closed due to
Covid-19 pandemic except for candidate classes.
Committee Observations
a) The Committee observed that the first phase of long-distance learning was conducted
in May 2020.The Committee was informed that an assessment on the effectiveness of
long distance learning was undertaken. However, the report on the assessment
presented to the Cornmittee fell far short in providing adequate information on the
efGctiveness of the radio-based approach to learning. The report enumerated a
number of challenges as detailed below:
i. That student.s and parents were not given an opportunity to ask questions
directly.
ii. The time seemed not to be enoughfor the teacher because at the time of
summarizing the lesson, the teacher was rushed to enable hint conclude the
lesson.
iv. Some learners miss out due to Competition between gardening and attending
lessons in honles
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v. Many community members demand for study materials instead of their
children listening to radios and Ws
vi. Some teachers were reported to be too speedy when giving
inslructions/activities thus learners fait to write it all down
vii. Practical lessons seem to remain a challenge during lesson delivery.
b) The Committee was informed that the full school opening roadmap could only be
finalised after a 2 months assessment of the current partial opening for finalists has
been undertaken. This would therefore imply that the radio based learning should only
be implemented after the assessment and the roadmap have been finalised.
c) UBC which is supposed to partner with other radio stations and ensure that the radio-
based learning is implemented, is not mandated to supervise other radio stations. [n
addition, UBC is likely to be overwhelmed with the national campaigns and the need
to broadcast in 56 languages.
d) UBC is financially handicapped with debts of over Ushs 40 billion and no provision
has been made by the Ministry of Education to pay for broadcasting airtime and this
puts a constraint to the initiative of learning through the radios.
e) The Committee observes that there are some parts of the Country that do not access
any local radio signals like Karamoja, Kapchorwa, Sembabule, Lwengo, and others.
0 There is no provision in the Ministry's budget on how the radios will be maintained
by the poor beneficiaries in terms of repair, and accessories. [n addition, there is no
information on the funding required to fully operationalise the radio-based learning.
Information relating to the costs of delivery of radios, payment of teacher's,
outstanding arrears and other related costs have not been provided to the Committee.
g) According to the UBOS National Household Survey report, of 2016117,4.3 million
households had no access to radios. Further, given the growth of the economy and
household incomes over the last 4 years arising out of Government strategic
interventions, households with no access to radios could have reduced further to
below 2 million to date.
h) According to MoES, the radios will be procured from different sources at varying
prices ranging from shs 33,000 to Shs42, 000 per unit. The Committee is concerned
that for the same type of radio we are required to pay different prices constituting an
obvious loss of public resources and against PPDA regulations.
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i) According to the radio delivery schedule provided to the Committee by the Ministry
of Education, 2 million radios are to be delivered in December 2020,2 million radios
are to be delivered in January 202l,and 5 million radios to be locally manufactured
will commence delivery at the end of February 2021. This could imply that the
commencement of the radio learning program would fully commence in March 2021.
However, the Committee has strong reservations in the ability of the selected
companies to supply the radios as per the delivery schedule. The Committee visited
the identified local manufacture (Orion Transformers & Electrics) and established the
following:
o The company core activities is production of electrical transformers
o No production line was seen for the production or assembly of radios
o The Company requires time to recruit and train its human resource for the
production of radios.
o Under the circumstances, the Committee estimates a period of over 6 months
to commence production by which time the current academic calendar would come to
an end; hence defeating the whole rationale for the irnmediate procurement of radios
for learning.
j) At 49yo of debt to GDP ratio, the current debt is almost hitting a debt ceiling where
more debt will not be sustainable. The provision of UShs 336.8 billion can only
escalate the debt crisis and it would be unwise to recommend any expenditure of this
nature.
k) The Ministry has not indicated the source of funds to purchase the radios
Given the foregoing observations, the Committee does not recommend the approval of
Ushs 336.867 billion to purchase 9 million radios for the distance learning program.
f) Vote 020: Ministry of ICT & National Guidance: UShs 3 billion for support to UBC
The funds are meant to support UBC in the delivery of its mandate as a National Broadcaster
mandate to educate, inform, guide and entertain Ugandans.The Committee noted that all the
subvention funds frorn Government to the agency for FY2020l2l were cut to nil making it
difficult for the corporation to effectively operate
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The Comrnittee also observed that UBC as a National Public Broadcaster cannot ably
compete with the private sector as it struggles to achieve full national coverage while
broadcasting nationalistic content which does not necessarily generate sufficient advertising
revenue.
The Committee defers approval of this request pending availability of the source
funding.
This request is to cater for External Financing by the World Bank for Implementation of the
Regional Communication lnfrastructure Programme (RCIP), particularly for the outstanding
and projected obligations in the missing links and last mile connectivity as well as contract
obligations under the project.
The overall objective of the RCIP is to transform public service delivery in Uganda - using
ICT, in order to improve the lives of Ugandans. The specific objectives set for RCIP are to:
(i) Lower prices for international capacity and extend the geographic reach of broadband
networks (the connectivity development objective); and
(ii) Improve the Government's efficiency and transparency through e-Government
app I ications (the transparency deve lopment obj ecti ve).
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The Committee recommends approval of Ushs. 44.67bn to NITA-U for the
implementation of the Regional Communication Infrastructure Programme
This supplementary request is to enable reallocation of Ushs 4 billion from the recurrent
budget to the development of the Ministry's Vote, to enable Kayunga Hospital expansion of
the bed capacity in order to operate as a referral hospital from a general hospital; following
the recent renovation of this facility. This request is budget neutral.
The Committee recommends approval of Ushs. 4.0 billion to the Ministry of Health, to
enable the expansion of the bed capacity of Kayunga Hospital.
This resource was excess Appropriation in Aid (from student's fees and donors) remitted by
the University to the Consolidated Fund, that was meant to be returned to the University for
the completion of the medical School by December 2020 as the deadline for accreditation by
the East African Medical Council.
The Committee recommends approval of Ushs. 0.960 billion to Kabale University for
the completion of the medical School
budget neutral and thus only requires adjustments within the votes to rectify the errors so that
The Committee recommends approval of Ushs. 4.145 billion to the Local Governments
for USE grant funds and UNEB Fees
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k) Vote 757 Kabale Municipality Shs. 0.533 billion
The Committee was inforrned that this was additional local revenue collections earmarked by
the Municipality for priority capital development projects which include the completion of
the on-going construction of the Council Hall, and the Doctor's house which is part of the
upgrading of Kamukira HC IV to a Hospital. The additional local revenue collections are
accruing frorn leasing of plots located in the former housing estate of Kabale Municipality.
The above fund was remitted to the Consolidated Fund at the end of the FY 2019120.
The Committee recommends approval of Ushs. 0.533 billion to Kabale Municipality for
capital projects including the completion of the on-going construction of the Council
Hall, and Doctor's house which is part of the upgrading of Kamukira HC IV to a
Hospital.
6.0 Conclusion
Right Honorable Speaker, I request the House to consider the Committee's recommendations
and approve the Supplementary Expenditures under Schedule No. 3 (including addenda I and
2) as outlined in the table 3 below and detailed in the Annex I of the proposed Supply
Schedules for FY 2020/21.
I beg to move
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Annex 1: Sunnlementarv Exnenditure Estimates Recommended for Sunply - Schedule
No.3 flncludins Addenda 1 and 2) for FY2020/21
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546 Ntungamo District 68.056.000
547 Pader District 5.452.000
548 Pallisa District 31,960,000
549 Rakai District 12,690,000
550 Rukuneiri District 30,221,000
551 Sembabule District 20,069,000
552 Sironko District 46,577,OOO
553 Soroti District 49,632,000
554 Tororo District 52,358,000
555 Wakiso District 104,340,000
556 Yumbe District 25,662,OOO
557 Butaleia District 13.489.000
558 Ibanda District 6.81s.000
559 Kaabons District 4.183.000
560 Isinsiro District 10.387.000
561 Kaliro District 17.672.000
s62 Kiruhura District 5.029.000
564 Amolatar District 2.49r.OOO
565 Amuria District 27.871.000
s66 Manafwa District 4t.266,OOO
567 Bukwo District 9.917.000
568 Mityana District 16.168.000
570 Amuru District r.927.OOO
571 Budaka District 73.132.000
573 Abim District 3,384,000
574 Namutumba District 88,078,000
575 Dokolo District 5,546,0OO
576 Buliisa District 7,238,000
577 Maracha District 2,115,000
578 Bukedea District 33,558,000
579 Bududa District 7,L44,OOO
582 Buikwe District 17,907,OOO
s83 Buyende District 34.075.O00
58s Lamwo District 3.760.000
587 Zombo District 11.139.000
589 Bulambuli District 22.607.OOO
590 Buvuma District 2,209,OOO
591 Gomba District 13,019,000
s92 Kiryandongo District 16,309,000
593 Luuka District 50,102,000
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594 Namavinso District 15.416.000
596 Serere District t6,732,OOO
597 Kyankwanzi District 6.674.OOO
598 Kalunqu District 56,729,OOO
599 Lwenqo District 5t,747,OOO
600 Bukomansimbi District 11.656.000
601 Mitooma District 34,216.000
602 Rubirizi District 12.972.OOO
603 Nqora District 10,810,000
604 Napak District 2,9L4,OOO
605 Kibuku District 26,132,000
607 Kole District 2,726,OOO
608 Butambala District 5L,747,OOO
609 Sheema District 27,777,OOO
610 Buhweiu District 4,418,000
612 Kween District 19,176,000
613 Kagadi District 45,919,000
614 Kakumiro District 9,917,000
6t6 Rubanda District 11,468,000
6t7 Namisindwa District 50,854,000
618 Pakwach District 4,512,000
619 Butebo District 43,240,OOO
620 Rukiea District 3,901,000
62t Kyotera District 56,2L2,OOO
622 Bunyangabu District 14,100,000
624 Busweri District 43,663,000
62s Kasanda District 34.028.000
627 Kapelebyong District 6.157.000
630 Kazo District 8.930.000
631 Rwampara District 7.567.OOO
632 Kitagwenda District 6,674.OOO
633 Madi-Okollo 799,OOO
635 Kalaki District 3,243,000
75t Arua Municipal Council 14,053,000
753 Fort-Portal Municipal Council 14,852,000
754 Gulu Municipal Council 3 1,913,000
755 Jinia Municipal Council L6.497.OOO
758 Lira Municipal Council 44.415.000
759 Masaka Municipal Council 49.444.OOO
760 Mbale Municipal Council 103,494,000
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76t Mbarara Municipal Council 17,484,OOO
763 Soroti Municipal Council 25,14s,000
764 Tororo Municipal Council 32,900,000
770 Kasese Municipal Council 10,998,000
77r Hoima Municipal Council 57,575,000
772 Mukono Municipal Council 14,852,000
773 Iqanqa Municipal Council 72,662,OOO
774 Masindi Municipal Council 48,927,OOO
776 Busia Municipal Council 26.226.OO0
777 Bushenyi- Ishaka Municipal Council 3,243,000
779 Nansana Municipal Council 41.689.000
780 Makindye-Ssabagabo Municipal Council 16.779.OOO
781 Kira Municipal Council 24.487.OOO
783 Mityana Municipal Council 37.271.000
784 Kitzum Municipal Council 88.313.000
785 Koboko Municipal Council 27.589.000
786 Mubende Municipal Council 14,570.000
788 Lusazi Municipal Council 47.O94.OOO
789 Kamuli Municipal Council 36,002.000
790 Kapchorwa Municipal Council 4.700.000
791 Ibanda Municipal Council 2.961.000
792 Nieru Municipal Council 28,012,000
793 Apac Municipal Council 6,251,000
794 Nebbi Municipal Council 3,760,000
795 Busiri Municipal Council 33,276,OOO
796 Sheema Municipal Council 9,541,000
TOTAL RBCURRENT 6,145,O24,OOO
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MEMBERS WHO SIGNED THE REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON BT.IDGET
ON THE SUPPLEMENTARY EXPENDITURE SCHEDULE NO 3 FOR FY 2O2OI2I
NO NAME SIGIAIIJRE
I Hon. Lusoloobi Amos (Chairperson) _-4 ry{/^-- -C-'
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Hon. Opolot Isiaei Patrick (Vice Chairperson) iYL elH_tl l-
J Hon. Mwesieye Fred
4 Hon. Ilukor Charles
5 Hon. Hashim Sulaiman
6 Hon. Luboso Kenneth
7 Hon. Mutebi David Ronnie
8 Hon. Nankabirwa Ann Maria
9 Hon. Othieno Okoth Richard
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l0 Hon. Komuhangi Margaret
ll Hon. Khainza Justine --1 affi--
t2 Hon. Achia Remisio
l3 Hon. Asiku Ellv Elias
t4 Hon. Tumuramye Genesio
l5 Hon. Aleper Aachilla Marqaret
l6 Hon. Neabirano Charles
t7 Hon. Nabaviea ldah
l8 Hon. Musasizi Henry
l9 Hon. Silwany Solomon
20 Hon. Kiiza Winfred
2t Hon. Atim OgwalCecilia
22 Hon. Mugume Roland
23 Hon. Ongom Joy
24 Hon. Muwanga Kivumbi
25 Hon. Ntende Robert
26 Hon. Karuhanga Gerald
27 Hon. Bagoole John
28 Hon. Kakoza James
29 Hon. Soyekwa Cheborion Kenneth
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