Parliament spends over Shs1b to hire tents for plenary sittings
Saturday May 08 2021
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Parliament has spent over Shs1 billion to hire two tents being used for plenary sessions due to Covid-19 restrictions.
In March last year, Parliament sittings were shifted from the main chambers to the parking lot to observe the COVID-19 Standard Operating procedures. The legislature has since then been paying Shs8.5 million daily to hire the tents.
This figure when summed up over the 11 months that the tents have been hired amounts to over Shs1.1 billion. Parliament has had to foot a monthly bill of over Shs102 million as tent rental costs.