{UAH} MUSEVENI'S ELECTION CASH BONANZA TO ACCOUNT FOR THE COVID-19 FUNDS
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Following the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Museveni went on a financial rampage not only emptying the national Treasury but external borrowing and internal fundraising. Since he declared his COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, his financial rampage has acquired the following amounts of funds all aimed at responding to the pandemic:
1. When the first COVID-19 positive case was recorded in Uganda, the regime committed UGX 119b shillings to the Ministry of Health to cater for a response.
2. On April 7th, Parliament approved UGX 304b shillings supplementary budget for the so-called COVID-19 response. Out of this, the health sector had been allocated only UGX 82b but parliament defiantly increased it to UGX 102b. The rest of the money went to other government sectors with Security taking the lion's share just because Museveni treated the pandemic as more of a security problem than a health issue.
3. Alongside the COVID-19 budget, another UGX 638.9b supplementary budget was approved for State House and the Ministry of Defence for the so-called classified expenditure.
4. In April, Museveni launched an internal fundraising drive that targeted blackmailing rich individuals and companies that anticipated favours from the regime. The so-called COVID-19 Response Fund had set its goal at rising UGX 170b but as of end of June 2020, it report to have raised UGX 50b (17b in cash and 33b in kind). Its efforts to extort from the salaried workers was halted by parliament when parliament revoked the May 12, 2020 directive that required each worker to contribute UGX 10,000 shillings. The regime had hoped to fleece the already distressed worker of a total of UGX 15b.
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-- Following the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Museveni went on a financial rampage not only emptying the national Treasury but external borrowing and internal fundraising. Since he declared his COVID-19 lockdown in March 2020, his financial rampage has acquired the following amounts of funds all aimed at responding to the pandemic:
1. When the first COVID-19 positive case was recorded in Uganda, the regime committed UGX 119b shillings to the Ministry of Health to cater for a response.
2. On April 7th, Parliament approved UGX 304b shillings supplementary budget for the so-called COVID-19 response. Out of this, the health sector had been allocated only UGX 82b but parliament defiantly increased it to UGX 102b. The rest of the money went to other government sectors with Security taking the lion's share just because Museveni treated the pandemic as more of a security problem than a health issue.
3. Alongside the COVID-19 budget, another UGX 638.9b supplementary budget was approved for State House and the Ministry of Defence for the so-called classified expenditure.
4. In April, Museveni launched an internal fundraising drive that targeted blackmailing rich individuals and companies that anticipated favours from the regime. The so-called COVID-19 Response Fund had set its goal at rising UGX 170b but as of end of June 2020, it report to have raised UGX 50b (17b in cash and 33b in kind). Its efforts to extort from the salaried workers was halted by parliament when parliament revoked the May 12, 2020 directive that required each worker to contribute UGX 10,000 shillings. The regime had hoped to fleece the already distressed worker of a total of UGX 15b.
5. Around late March 2020, THE World Bank gave Uganda USD 15m (57b shillings) under the Emergency Response Component of the Uganda Reproductive Maternal and Child Health Services for supporting efforts for early detection, prevention, procurement of PPEs, testing kits, transport, thermal scanners, screening equipment, media and consumables.
6. In April 2020, the EU gave Uganda UGX 120b shillings to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
8. In May 2020, the World Bank Executive Board approved USD 491.5m disbursement to Uganda to address COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was under the Rapid Credit Facility to finance health, social protection and macroeconomic stabilisation measures.
9. In May 2020, the USA government announced a USD162m global response. The US mission in Uganda disbursed USD 15m (57b shillings) to the government of Uganda to meet urgent needs of COVID-19 response.
10. In July 2020, the European Union provided Uganda with a €24m to assist COVID-19 vulnerable people in Uganda with special focus on refugees and their host communities. Another €1m was given to aid organisations in Uganda that were supporting the COVID-19 preparedness and control measures.
11. In June 2020, the World Bank Board of Directors donated $300m meant to close the COVID-19 financing gap and support to economic recovery. It was also to boost government's capacity to detect, prevent and treat the Corona virus, protect the poor and vulnerable population and support economic recovery.
12. In July 2020, the World Bank approved a $15.2m support to government efforts to prevent, detect and respond to COVID-19 and strengthen national systems for public health emergency preparedness under a new Operation - the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project.
13.In June 2020, the EU announced a €178m in credit and grants to Uganda to fund Uganda's Corona virus response, including extending credit to small businesses hit by the economic crisis induced by COVID-19 outbreak.
14. In July 2020, the Board of Directors of African Development Fund approved a $31.6m (117b Ug shillings) COVID-19 Crisis Response Support Program to Uganda. The money was for budget support within the framework of the Bank group's COVID-19 Crisis Response Facility to support government efforts to contain the immediate cost of the pandemic, mitigate its social and economic impact and support economic recovery.
15. In May 2020, Denmark signed a grant of $2m for supporting COVID-19 response in Uganda. The said money was to be channelled through the WHO and UNFPA for the procurement of masks and Personal Protective Equipment.
16. In May 2020, the EU granted Uganda €250,000 Emergency Assistance for victims of floods in the affected areas.
17. In July 2020, Gen (Rtd) Wesley Clark) from the USA donated $100,000 to help with the COVID-19 pandemic.
18. In April 2020, IGAAD donated to Uganda $100,000 to help with handling of COVID-19.
19. In June 2020, AMREF Health Africa in Uganda donated an assortment of medical items and equipment worth UGX 447m to help handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
6. In April 2020, the EU gave Uganda UGX 120b shillings to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
8. In May 2020, the World Bank Executive Board approved USD 491.5m disbursement to Uganda to address COVID-19 pandemic. The funding was under the Rapid Credit Facility to finance health, social protection and macroeconomic stabilisation measures.
9. In May 2020, the USA government announced a USD162m global response. The US mission in Uganda disbursed USD 15m (57b shillings) to the government of Uganda to meet urgent needs of COVID-19 response.
10. In July 2020, the European Union provided Uganda with a €24m to assist COVID-19 vulnerable people in Uganda with special focus on refugees and their host communities. Another €1m was given to aid organisations in Uganda that were supporting the COVID-19 preparedness and control measures.
11. In June 2020, the World Bank Board of Directors donated $300m meant to close the COVID-19 financing gap and support to economic recovery. It was also to boost government's capacity to detect, prevent and treat the Corona virus, protect the poor and vulnerable population and support economic recovery.
12. In July 2020, the World Bank approved a $15.2m support to government efforts to prevent, detect and respond to COVID-19 and strengthen national systems for public health emergency preparedness under a new Operation - the Uganda COVID-19 Response and Emergency Preparedness Project.
13.In June 2020, the EU announced a €178m in credit and grants to Uganda to fund Uganda's Corona virus response, including extending credit to small businesses hit by the economic crisis induced by COVID-19 outbreak.
14. In July 2020, the Board of Directors of African Development Fund approved a $31.6m (117b Ug shillings) COVID-19 Crisis Response Support Program to Uganda. The money was for budget support within the framework of the Bank group's COVID-19 Crisis Response Facility to support government efforts to contain the immediate cost of the pandemic, mitigate its social and economic impact and support economic recovery.
15. In May 2020, Denmark signed a grant of $2m for supporting COVID-19 response in Uganda. The said money was to be channelled through the WHO and UNFPA for the procurement of masks and Personal Protective Equipment.
16. In May 2020, the EU granted Uganda €250,000 Emergency Assistance for victims of floods in the affected areas.
17. In July 2020, Gen (Rtd) Wesley Clark) from the USA donated $100,000 to help with the COVID-19 pandemic.
18. In April 2020, IGAAD donated to Uganda $100,000 to help with handling of COVID-19.
19. In June 2020, AMREF Health Africa in Uganda donated an assortment of medical items and equipment worth UGX 447m to help handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
20. In July 2020, Museveni's parliament approved a shillings One Trillion supplementary budget for COVID-19 four days to the end of the financial year. Out of this, it's only ugx 89b that was given to the MOH with 33b allocated for procurement of face masks.
Despite the vast amount of money mobilised for the COVID-19 response, there is nothing to show on the ground. Hospitals and other health facilities are in a sorry state. Health workers lack the basic Personal Protective Equipment. The general public lacks face masks, testing kits and sanitisers. Small businesses are collapsing. Relief food distribution failed miserably. Those in the quarantine centres are made to personally meet their expenses.
The above COVID-19 pandemic cash bonanza came amidst the inflated Desert Locust threat whose cash Bonanza was also dominated by the army.
1. The Uganda government gave out shillings 24b.
2. Russia donated $3m (11b shillings)
3. Germany donated €2.3m (9.6b shillings) for relief and cash assistance to victims in the affected areas of Teso and Karamoja.
4. The African Solidarity Trust Fund gave UGX 37b.
5. USAID gave shillings 490m
6. World Bank gave shillings 180b loan
7. The EU gave 41b shillings.
8. FAO and China gave a huge consignment of assorted equipment.
9. In June 2020, the regime intended to make an external borrowing of another 14.8b shillings.
10. FAO in Uganda mobilised $10m from its core resources.
11. It is not clear as to how much money Uganda received from the USD 1.5m that was approved by the ADB as an emergency grant to curb the Desert Locusts in East Africa.
Therefore, the Museveni regime has accumulated vast financial resources for use in his forthcoming scientific elections. Already, the power of money has been demonstrated in the just concluded NRM primaries for CEC and the Parliamentary Youth Elections. The worst is yet to be witnessed during the general elections, and no doubt by using hard cash handouts, Museveni will win by close to 80%.
Despite the vast amount of money mobilised for the COVID-19 response, there is nothing to show on the ground. Hospitals and other health facilities are in a sorry state. Health workers lack the basic Personal Protective Equipment. The general public lacks face masks, testing kits and sanitisers. Small businesses are collapsing. Relief food distribution failed miserably. Those in the quarantine centres are made to personally meet their expenses.
The above COVID-19 pandemic cash bonanza came amidst the inflated Desert Locust threat whose cash Bonanza was also dominated by the army.
1. The Uganda government gave out shillings 24b.
2. Russia donated $3m (11b shillings)
3. Germany donated €2.3m (9.6b shillings) for relief and cash assistance to victims in the affected areas of Teso and Karamoja.
4. The African Solidarity Trust Fund gave UGX 37b.
5. USAID gave shillings 490m
6. World Bank gave shillings 180b loan
7. The EU gave 41b shillings.
8. FAO and China gave a huge consignment of assorted equipment.
9. In June 2020, the regime intended to make an external borrowing of another 14.8b shillings.
10. FAO in Uganda mobilised $10m from its core resources.
11. It is not clear as to how much money Uganda received from the USD 1.5m that was approved by the ADB as an emergency grant to curb the Desert Locusts in East Africa.
Therefore, the Museveni regime has accumulated vast financial resources for use in his forthcoming scientific elections. Already, the power of money has been demonstrated in the just concluded NRM primaries for CEC and the Parliamentary Youth Elections. The worst is yet to be witnessed during the general elections, and no doubt by using hard cash handouts, Museveni will win by close to 80%.
Ugandans who have been asking where all the huge amounts of cash that was mobilised for the COVID-19 pandemic, you now know.
Rehema
Patriot in Kampala,East Africa:Assalamu Alaikum
Patriot in Kampala,East Africa:Assalamu Alaikum
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