Kyadondo East MP, Robert Kyagulanyi (pictured) aka Bobi Wine has revealed that this morning he effected the transfer of 20,000,000/= (Uganda Shillings Twenty Million) back to the consolidated fund.
The Shs20m is part of the Shs10bn Parliament ‘awarded’ to itself to reportedly help sensitize people in their constituencies about COVID-19.
“Once again, let me reiterate that I returned this money because I believed then as I do now that it was wrongly appropriated. Members of Parliament should never sit and decide to apportion themselves taxpayers money in this manner. Moreover in such a time when ordinary citizens are going through so much suffering. Moreover, the Museveni regime banned Members of Parliament and other leaders from donating food relief to their constituents. This is why Hon. Zaake is under illegal detention! It then beats logic to say that this money was distributed so that MPs help their people,” Bobi Wine said.
He added: “Of course the government equally appropriated billions to themselves most of which, as always will end up embezzled. This is why we are involved in a struggle for freedom!
That said, we have continued to reach out and help our people using ingenious means. Ever since this outbreak started, we have reached out to more than 10,000 people with some little assistance- including many people in Kyadondo East Constituency and a lot more outside the Constituency. We’ve donated to the elderly, PWDs, orphans, as well as the National Taskforce. We have not relied on illicit funds to do this- we have mobilised ourselves and shared the little we have with our people. When the history books are opened, it will never be said that we partook in this grand theft of public funds at such a time when our nation is in such a crisis.”
