Museveni Confirms Shs100m Payout to MPs, calls it Patriotic Work.
President Museveni has confirmed that Members of Parliament received Shs100 million each through classified funding, days after Deputy Speaker Thomas Tayebwa dismissed the reports as mere “street talk.”
The confirmation comes amid mounting public pressure and accusations from opposition politicians who have demanded transparency about the sudden cash prize to the legislature.
Museveni, in a statement issued on Friday, said the money was used to “promote activities that help in defeating enemy schemes in Uganda” and insisted the funds served a patriotic purpose.
He defended the payout by drawing parallels with the long history of sacrifice by Ugandan fighters, including the FRONASA and NRA forces, who he said operated for years without pay purely for patriotic reasons.
Therefore, with FRONASA-NRA-UPDF, the motivation for contribution is patriotism, Pan-Africanism, etc.”
The President did not refer to the payout as a cash handout or bonus. He instead framed it as support for what he described as internal operations to neutralise threats against Uganda’s peace and sovereignty.
“Regarding the classified funds, they have two purposes: to buy classified equipment and also to promote activities that help in defeating the enemy schemes in Uganda and keep the peace of the People of Uganda,” said Museveni.
His remarks appeared designed to counter criticisms from opposition MPs and media houses he accused of playing into foreign interests.
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