PARLIAMENT OF UGANDA

REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF NATTONAL ECONOMY ON THE PROPOSAL BY

GOVERNMENT TO BORROW
uP TO USD 600 MILLION FROM THE TNTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (rMF)
TO FTNANCE THE BUDGET DEFTCTT FOR THE FY 2O2Ol2t

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 1.0 TNTRODUCTTON

The Committee on National Economy considered the Proposal by Government to borrow up

to USD 600 Million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finance the Budget Deficit
for the FY 202012t.

The Proposal was presented to this House by the Hon. Minister of Finance, Planning and
Economic Development on 21st October,2020 and accordingly referred to the Committee on
National Economy for consideration in line with Rule t75 (2) (b) of the Parliamentary Rules
of Procedure.

The Committee considered and scrutinized the proposal and now begs to report.

2.O METHODOLOGY

2.L Meetings:

The Committee held meetings with;

i. The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development;

ii. Bank of Uganda;

iii. Uganda Bankers Association;

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The Committee studied and made reference to the following documents;

i. The Minister's Brief to Parliament on the Proposal by Government to borrow up to

USD 600 Million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to finance the Budget
Deficit for the FY 2020121;

il The Letter from the Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
committing to discuss a Uganda Reform Program requested by the Minister of
Finance, Planning and Economic Development;

ilt The Report of the Budget Committee on the Supplementary Expenditure Schedule
No.1, Supplementary Schedule No.2 and the Addendum to Schedule No.2 for FY

202012t;

iv The Repoft of the Budget Committee on the Supplementary Expenditure Schedule

No.3 and Addendum to Schedule 3 for FY 2019120;

V The Presentation by Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) on the Revenue Performance

for 1st Quarter fY 2020121 (2Vh October, 2020);

vi The Presentation by Bank of Uganda on the Fiscal Deficit for FY 202012t and
Increase in Net Domestic Financing (27 October, 2020); and

vii. The Letter from National Planning Authority recommending approval of the loan (1Gh
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 3.0 BACKGROUND

During the staft of the FY 20t9120, the economy was projected to have an economic
growth rate of 6.50/o and then grow by 6.30/o in FY 2020121. However, given the outbreak
of the COVID-19 pandemic, that affected both the global and regional economy, the floods
and locust invasion, Uganda's economy is now reported to have grown by 2.9o/o in FY

2019120. This slower growth in the economy during FY 20t9120 was experienced in all the
sectors of the economy as; the Agriculture Sector grew by 4.Bo/o down from 5.4o/o in FY

20t9lt9, growth in the Industry sector was 2.2o/o down from 10.1olo in the FY 20t&lt9,
while the Seruices Sector grew by 2.9o/o down from 5.7o/o.

The impact of COVID-19 on the Ugandan economy given the global economic slowdown
and potential recession has been noted/observed through some of the following ways;

i. Lower than programmed collection of domestic revenue in FY 20t9120;

The complete drying up of tourism revenues in the last quarter of FY 2019120;

ilt Cuftailed workers' remittances in the last half of FY 2019120 as they lost jobs, which
affected household incomes;

iv. Reduction in export earnings by 4 percent in FY 2019120;

v. Reduced Foreign Direct Investment (FDIs) bV 2l percent in FY 20t9120;

vi Overall fiscal deficit widening to 7.2 percent of GDP and 10.7 percent of GDP in FY

2019120 and FY 202012L respectively, due to revenue shortfalls and additional

spending to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable households and
businesses;

fW,, A rise in non-performing loans to 6

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vilt Exchange rate depreciation; the Uganda shilling depreciated against the US dollar by
0.2 percent on a year to year basis from UGX 3,728.99 to UGX 3,737.94 at June
2020. In addition, worsening of external position, due to capital outflows, adverse
effects on the flow of international trade, tourism, workers' remittances, foreign
direct investment and loan disbursement continue to exacerbate exchange rate
depreciation pressures; and

ix. An increase in the number of vulnerable people as a result of the lockdown, leading
to reduced economic activities.

The economy is projected to grow by 4.5o/o in FY 2020121. The downward revision in

economic arowth for FY 202012t is due to expected slower growth rates during the year as
the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic persist through the second quafter of FY 202012t.

Similarly, Parliament approved UGX 45,493.7 billion for expenditure during FY 2020121 and
the budget was to be flnanced through domestic revenues amounting to UGX 33,071.7
billion and external resources amounting to UGX L2,422 billion. However, following the
performance of the economy in FY 20L9120, that was associated with a lower growth rate

and slower growth in revenues compared to the previous financial year, and the prolonged
effect of the COVID-19 pandemic into the second quafter of FY 202012t, the resource
projections were revised downwards.

The new resource projections reflect a growth rate of 20o/o from 27o/o in the approved
budget mostly due to a projected decline in domestic resources from a growth rate of 19olo

to 10o/o in comparison to the FY 20t9120 outturn as observed in Table 7.

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Revised Ped. of Year on

Qtrl Budget Projected Qtrl Year
Outturn Approved Outturn Estimates Surplus or 2Ol21on Growth
FY Budget FY FY FY Shortfall Approved (Revised
Item 20L9120 202012L 202(J12L 2020//21 2020121 Budoet Outturn)

Total Resources 35,931.1 45,493.7 10,565.8 42,9a6.7 (2,s07.0) 23o/o 2oo/o

TotalDomestic
Resources Excl. AIA 27,6L6.6 32,8s6.1 7,730.L 30,349.1 (2,sO7.Ol 24o/o t0o/o

Domestic Revenue 17,285.9 2t,809.7 4,070.3 t9,302.7 (2,507.0) L9o/o l2o/o

o/w Tax Revenue 15,9t2.2 20,2t8.7 3,896.6 18,063.0 (2,L55.7) L9o/o 14o/o
Domestic Financing
(Borrowing +BOU
capitalization ) 3,878.1 3,560.3 L,672.1 3,560.3 47o/o -8o/o

Domestic refinancing 6,452.6 7,486.L t,987.6 7,486.1 27o/o t60/o

AIA/Local Revenue 146.8 215.6 N/a 215.6 N/A 47o/o

Total Externa!
Resource 8.167.8 12.422.0 2.83s.7 12.422.0 23o/o 52o/o

Budget support 3,502.1 2,906.7 1,480.3 2,906.7 5to/o -17o/o

o/w Grants 455.2 133.6 133.6 0o/o -7to/o

o/w loans 3,046.9 2,773.1 1,480.3 2,773.1 53o/o -9o/o

Project support
(External Financinq) 4,665.7 9,515.3 1,355.4 9,515.3 L4o/o l04o/o
Source: MoFPED, URA & PBO Computations
Note 7: Outturn of FY 2O79/2O, assumed AfA petformed at 700o/o projected outturn levels
Note 2: Addendum to Supplementary 2 is resource neutral

During the first quafterof FY 202012t, the resource performed at 23o/o as domestic
revenues realized t9o/o of the approved budget revenues while external resources
performed at 23o/o on account of budget suppoft loans that performed at 53olo of the
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The Committee noted that the performance of Quarter 1 domestic revenues had a surplus
due to a downward revision of the revenue targets for the financial year, the projected
revenue shortfalls based on the downward revision being one of the reasons for the
borrowing. However, despite the surplus, the URA Quafter 1 performance was below the
historical average peformance for the past five years, where 22o/o of the approved budget
revenues were realized during the first quarter.

Parliament approved Supplementary Expenditure to the Budget for FY 2020121to a tune of

UGX 3,340.3 billion under Supplementary Schedule 1 and 2 and the Addendum to Schedule

2, bringing the total revised budget to UGX 48,834 billion. With the approved
Supplementary Expenditure, and the need to service domestic debt obligations, the
resource envelope is projected to leave a funding gap on the revised budget.

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development proposes to finance the
deficit as follows: through budget cuts/efficiency gains amounting to UGX L,421billion; and
borrowing externally and from the domestic market to a tune of UGX 6,536.6 billion.

4.O OBJECTIVE OF THE BORROWING

The IMF loan and the domestic borrowing are meant to address the FY 202012L projected
budget shortfall and additional funding pressures identified in Supplementary Schedule 1

and 2. The specific objectives of this borrowing is:

i. To address the projected revenue shortfall in FY 202012L;

ii. To address the Government fiscal needs under Supplementary Schedule 1 and 2 FY

2020121; and
iii. To provide additional financing to government for additional domestic debt seruicing

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Table 2: Summary of Funding Pressures and Projected Budget Shortfall
FY 202012t

s/N Category Amount (Bn)

Revenue
1 Projected shortfall on revised budget (2,507.0)
2 Budget cuts and efficiency gains L,421.0

3. Net projected Revenue Shortfall (1+2) 1,086.0

Expenditure
4 Supplementary 1 1,363.1
5 Supplementary 2 2,062.8
6 Domestic Debt Servicing 2,100.0
Budget Deficit (3+4+5+6) 6,611.9
Source: Brief to Parliament

The IMF loan amounting to USD 600 million (UGX 2,229.3 billion) and domestic borrowing
amounting to UGX 4,307.3 billion are to provide a total UGX 6,536.6 billion as financing

meant to address the FY 202012t projected budget shortfall and additional funding
pressures identifled in Supplementary Schedule 1 and 2 and Domestic Debt Servicing to a
tune of UGX 6,611.9 billion, summarized in Table 2.

6.0 LOAN TERMS AND CONDTTIONS

Table 3: Indicative Loan terms

Item Terms
Loan Amount USD 600 million
Maturity Period 10 years
Grace period 5 years 6 months
Repayment period 4 years 6 months
Interest rate 0o/o
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The IMF loan is to be provided from the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), whose purpose is to
suppoft countries' economic programs aimed at moving toward a stable and sustainable
macroeconomic position consistent with strong and durable poverty reduction and growth.
The ECF may also help catalyze additional foreign aid.

The IMF letter to the Minister dated 24th September 2020, indicates that the financing under
the ECF carries an interest rate of zero percent (0olo) for a period of 10 years inclusive a

grace period of 5 years and 6 months at least through lune 2021. This implies that
Government will not incur interest payments in regard to this loan once acquired before
lune 2021.

It should be noted that under the ECF, member countries agree to implement a set of
policies that will help them make progress toward a stable and sustainable macroeconomic
position over the medium term. These commitments, including specific conditions, are
describedin the Country's Letter of Intent, which the committee was informed will be
prepared after Parliament's approval of this request. Othenruise, the IMF letter to the
Minister indicates that the IMF is willing to work out a three year program with the Country.

7,O LEVEL OF CONCESSIONALITY OF THE LOAN

Table 4: Concessionality of the Extended Credit Facility from the IMF

Item Value in USD

Nominal Value of the Loan (NV) 600 million
Present Value of the loan(PV) 402.55 million
Total Debt Seruice of the loan 600 million
Grant Element (%) 33o/o

Discount Rate 5o/o

Source: fMF website & PBO Computations

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which is lower than the nominal value of the loan (USD 600 million). This implies that the
total future payment of the loan is cheaper than the proposed amount to be borrowed in
present terms. Othenruise, the total future payment of the loan will amount to USD 600
million after the loan period of ten (10) years.

Although the grant element of the loan at 330/o is below the benchmark of 35olo for
concessional loans, the interest rate of 0olo on the loan, which is below any market rate,
makes it highly concessional.

8.0 IMPLEMENTATTON
Once approved, the loan will be disbursed to the consolidated fund. The Ministry of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development will be responsible for ensuring that funds are
properly utilized to finance the FY 202012L budget as approved by Parliament, including the
approved Supplementary and accountability thereof provided to Parliament in line with the
provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, 2015 as amended.

9.0 BUDGETARY IMPLTCATIONS

With the approval of the two Supplementary Schedules for FY 2020121, the ratio of overall
deficit to GDP increased by 9o/o from 9.8% to
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surplus revenues, moving fudher away from 7.2o/o realized in FY 2019120 and 7.Bo/o
envisaged in the NDPIII.

With approval of the IMF loan of USD 600 million, the projected deficit financing as a share
of GDP will 20o/o from 7 .4o/o projected to 8.9% of GDP as observed in Table 5.

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Projected oufturn FYin
outturn 2O2Ol2l(with projected
Category with NDP III (no loans IMF loan) & outturn
Figures in Billion Poj. FY Approved & excl Qtr Quafter 1 due to
uGx 202Al2L 202012t 1 surplus) surplus loans
Revenue and
Grants L3.7olo 15.5olo L3.9o/o L4.60/o 5o/o
Domestic Revenue l3o/o L4.4o/o t2.8o/o 13.5o/o 60/o
Grants 0.74o/o L.to/o l.lo/o L.to/o 0o/o

Expenditure and
Net lending 2L.60/o 24,20/o 23.60/o 25.3o/o 7o/o
Current expenditure L2.0o/o ll.60/o 11.60/o 13.0o/o L3o/o
Development B.7o/o tL.40/o 9.Bo/o 10.8olo t9o/o
Net lending 0.9o/o 0.90/o L.0o/o t,00/o 0o/o
Other spending
(Domestic arrears) 0.3o/o t.2o/o L.4o/o L2o/o

Overal! Deficit -7.8o/o -8.60/o -9.8o/o -lo,7o/o 9olo

Deficit Financing 6.5o/o 8.60lo 7.4o/o 8.9o/o 2Oo/o

External net 5.5o/o 6.30/o 5.00/o 6.5o/o 29o/o
Domestic Net L.00/o 0.00/o 2.4o/o 2.4o/o 0o/o

Errors & Omissions t.3o/o 0.00/o 2.4o/o 1.8olo -29o/o

Source: PBO Computations based on data from MFPED, URA, BOU, UBOS. NDPIfi & Budget
Committee Repofts on Supplementary Schedule 7 and 2

With regard to debt service, since the IMF loan has a grace period of more than 5 years and
d 0o/o interest rate, it has no effect on the debt service in the medium term since no interest
paymen ts shall be made , and its first payment for principal is in the last 6 months of the 6th

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1O.O THE LOAN AND CURRENT DEBT SITUATION OF THE COUNTRY
By end of June 2020, total Public debt stood at USD 15.4 billion of which USD 10.3 billion is
external and USD 5.1 billion is domestic. As a share of GDP, public debt stood at41.4o/o, of
which external debt was 670/o, while domestic debt was 33o/o.

With approval of the IMF loan, the external debt stock will increase by USD 600 million to
USD 10.9 billion. Over the medium term, the IMF loan will only increase the debt to GDP
ratio by 1.5 percent in FY 2020121, but the loan will have no effect on external debt service
for the next five (5) years since it will be acquired at no interest rate with a grace period of
5.5 years. However, approving UGX 4,307.3 billion borrowing from the domestic market and
the IMF loan, the public debt stock is expected to reach 4\o/o of GDP by end of FY 2020121.

11.0 OBSERVATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

11.1 DOMESTIC ARREARS:

The Committee noted that over the years, Government has accumulated arrears worth UGX
3,334.6 billion as at end June 2019. During FY 2020121, only UGX 450 billion was provided
to cater for domestic arrears, and an additional UGX 223 billion has been provided for in the
Supplementary Budget being financed by the current borrowing. At the current rate of
budgetary allocation of UGX 450 billion, it will take 7.4 years to clear the current stock of
domestic arrears, and yet the medium term budget framework indicates a declining
allocation in the outer years. Delayed payments to seruice providers hampers their growth,
and weakens the private sector.
The Committee recommends that the Government of Uganda prioritizes
payment of all domestic arrears by providing sufficient budgetary
allocations in the shott to medium term; and as a way of stimulating

W growth, the domestic arrears to productive sectors in the economy should

be a period of three years,
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clearance of domestic arrears in FY 2020/27 within the available resource,

LL.2 TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF COVID.l9 RELATED

EXPENDITURE:
The Committee noted that Government allocated funds for COVID-19 related expenditure
through Supplementary Schedule No.3 FY 20L9120, which was not released as the
expenditure was approved towards the end of the Financial Year (26h June, 2020) and the
Votes had their funds appropriated through Supplementary Schedule 1, FY 2020121 to
enable them implement the COVID-l9 related expenditure. In addition, the Private Sector
made a number of contributions both in cash and kind towards COVID-19 related
expenditure.
The Committee recommends that Government of Uganda should ensure
that COVID-I9 related resources are used in a transparent and
accountable manner by undeftaking targeted measures to strengthen
public trust.

11.3 PERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK:

The Committee obserued that the economy had been severely affected by the COVID-19
pandemic and the growth of the economy is a dismal 2.9o/o in FY 20t9120, far from the
target of 6.50lo. As a result of the COVID-19 containment measures to curb the spread of
the virus, huge external and fiscal financing needs have emerged.

Uganda's external position has been characterized by a relatively large current account
deficit that has been largely funded by the surpluses in the financial account mostly driven
by Government borrowing. The current account deficit means that the county is consuming
more goods and seruices from the rest of the world than it is selling to the rest of the world.
The current account deficit is also a reflection of low national savings relative to
investments, indicating that the country is funding her i from savings from the
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of the country, Government should embark on increasing productivity in
the productive sectors, especially the Agriculture and Industrial Sectors in
the short to medium term; unlock the constraints surrounding the oil
production phase to boost export receipts; and attract Foreign Direct
fnvestments (FDI).

In addition, Government should urgently expedite the implementation of

Uganda's export promotion strategy to boost exports in the short to
medium term,

TL.4 SOUND FISCAL MANAGEMENT TO ENSURE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY:

The Committee obserued that Uganda's public debt position is sustainable in the medium
and long term. Despite the increase in sovereign debt, it is still sustainable although
vulnerabilities exist. Standardized stress tests find Uganda's debt could slide to an
unattainable level due to depreciation of the shilling associated with slow growth of exports.
The stagnation in the growth of exports has posed a huge challenge for external debt
sustainability. In addition, the slowdown in growth due to the COVID-19 pandemic is

projected to fufther weaken the dynamics of debt stress indicators.

In addition, the Committee obserued that a number of projects funded through borrowing
are executed with lags in the project implementation schedules. The lags are attributed to a

number of reasons not limited to absence of counterpart funding and inadequate project
preparation before implementation.

The Committee recommends the following:

i. Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) together with Ministry of Finance,
Planning and Economic Development should explore new ways of
enhancing domestic revenue collections in light of the COVID-I9
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from the need to borrow for budget support.

ii. Government should strengthen public investment management to

bring the fiscal deficit and public debt to a downward trajectory once
the crisis abates and also revert to plans of strengthening the
budgetary process,

iii. Government should opt for sustainable options to increase foreign

inflows through aggressive export promotion and impoft
substitution strategies, as well as provide a conducive environment
for Foreign Direct Investments in the country.

11.5 EXPENDITURE CONTRACTS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

The Committee obserued that the national budget is approved in Uganda Shillings yet some
spending agencies contract seruice providers in foreign currency, exposing them to foreign
exchange risks.
The Committee recommends that Government agencies should contrad
seruice providers in the currency approved in the national budget,
irrespective of the level of imports that will be undettaken, to hedge
against exchange rate risks,

11.6 BOOSTING THE LENDING CAPACITY OF UGANDA DEVELOPMENT BANK

(uDB)
The Committee noted that paft of the proceeds from the borrowing will go towards
boosting the lending capacity of UDB to allow it provide affordable credit to private sector
companies, and alleviate pressures in the balance of payment by generating local
employment and manufacturing capacity. However the Committee was concerned that
access to the funds under UDB was very bureaucrati and demotivating to a number of
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UDB's governance to strengthen its delivery of the envisaged development
impact on the economy,

In addition, UDB should; develop systems that etriciently address the

needs of the intended beneficiaries in a timely manner with minimum
bureaucracy, create awareness of their seruices, and set up regional
centres to bring seruices closer to the people,

1I.7 ENGAGEMENT OF IMF TO EXTEND LOAN MATURITY PERIOD UNDER THE

EXTEN DED CREDIT FACILITY

The Committee obserued that the purpose of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) of the IMF,
is to support countries' economic programs aimed at moving toward a stable and
sustainable macroeconomic position consistent with strong and durable povety reduction
and economic Arowth. The ECF may also help catalyze additional foreign aid.

However, although the loan is on very good terms, at 0olo interest rate, the maturity period
of 10 years makes the loan appear non concessional going by the Grant element, measured
at 350/o or more for a concessional loan.

Extending the credit facility to a maturity period of t2 years will make the grant element at
least 350/o, reduce the fiscal burden to repay the debt through lower amounts spread over 6
and half years instead of four and a half years under the current loan terms.

The Committee recommends that Government, through the Ministry of

Finance, Planning and Economic Development, engages the IMF to
consider reviewing the maturity period for the loans extended under the
extended from 70 years to at least 72 years,
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In the short run, in the event that the economy is unable to register significant rise in

foreign inflows, Government should adjust its fiscal policy stance and opt to cut spending in
less critical areas, without undermining economic arowth objectives.

Subject to the recommendations herein, the Committee recommends approval of the

Proposal by Government to Borrow up USD 600.0 million from the International Monetary
Fund (IMF) to Finance the Budget Deficit for FY 20 l2L
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 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE OF NATIONAL ECONOMY ON THE PROPOSAL BY
GOVERNMENT TOBORROW UP TO USD 600
MILLION FROM THE
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND (IMF) TO FINANCE THE BUDGET DEFICIT
FOR THE FY 2O2Ol2t

NO. NAME 'CONSIITUENCY'

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2 Hon. Bategeka Lawrence Hoima Municipality
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3. Hon. Tayebwa Thomas Ruhinda Nofth

4 Hon. Kajara Aston Mwenge South

5. Hon. Yeri Apollo Oflruono Tororo Municipality

6. Hon. Kiwanuka Keefa Kiboga East

7 Hon. Seguya Lubyayi John Bosco Mawokota South

B. Hon. Musoke Paul Sebulime Buikwe Nofth

9 Hon. Kabafunzaki Herbeft Rukiga County

10. Hon. Ayepa Michael Labwor County

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Hon. Lokeris Samson

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14 Hon. Migadde Robeft Ndugwa Buvuma Islands

15. Hon. Mandera Amos Buyamba County

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16. Hon. Wamakuyu Mudimi Ignatius Elgon County

t7 Hon. Okello Anthony Kioga County

18 Hon. Dhamuzungu Geoffrey Budiope East

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19. Hon. Guma Gumisiriza David Ibanda Nofth

20 Hon. Sematimba Simon Peter Busiro South

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2t. Hon. Elotu Cosmas Dakabela County

22 Hon. Alyek ludith DWR, Kole

23 Hon. Turyahikayo K. M. Paula Rubabo County

24 Hon. Isala Eragu Veronica Bichetero Kaberamaido County

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26 Hon. Akol Anthony Kilak North

27 Hon. Okupa Elijah Kasilo County

28 Hon. Ariko Herbeft Edmund Soroti Municipality

29. Hon. Nzoghu William Busongora Nodh

30 Hon. Bakireke Nambooze Betty Mukono Municipality

31. Hon. Akena James Jimmy Lira Municipality '&,,',?

32 Hon. Baryayanga Andrew Aja Kabale Municipality

33. Hon. Katwesigye Oliver Koyekyenga DWR Buhweju

34. Hon. Akamba Paul Busiki County

35 Hon. Atiku Bernard Ayivu County

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Hon. Kassiano Wadri Ezati

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