Parliament approves Shs166.8b for Shs315.3m vehicles for each MP in the 12th Parliament

According to the Daily Monitor, Parliament approved the Budget Committee report on the 2026/2027 budget, adding Shs166.8b for a Shs315.3m vehicle for each of the 529 MPs in the 12th Parliament, up from Shs200m in the 11th Parliament. The House also approved an additional Shs5.636b for MPs' medical insurance and Shs91.501b for the new chamber and other works. The Budget Committee chairperson and Parliament's communications director defended the spending, while the Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group criticised it as a burden on taxpayers.