Critics have hit out at a decision by Uganda's parliament to award MPs 10 billion Ugandan shillings (2.4 million euros) to help them manage the coronavirus pandemic. They say the money was deducted from the health ministry's Covid-19 budget and should be given back.
Speaking to RFI's Christina Okello, opposition lawmaker Jonathan Odur accuses the government of using the coronavirus emergency response as an excuse to "defraud the nation."

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Ugandan MP slams 10 bn cut from Covid-19 budget

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