Daily Monitor
Tuesday February 02 2021
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So it is said every MP will get Shs300m to buy a car! What happened to the Buy Uganda Build Uganda (BUBU) drive? Before we delve into the move by government to allocate that huge amount of money, if true, for MPs to buy cars to allegedly enable them to work more efficiently in their respective constituencies, let’s remind ourselves of the words of Prof Sandy Stevens Tickodri Togboa, the executive chairperson of Kiira Motors Corporation, in reference to the only Ugandan car brand. Charity should begin from home.
In one of his interviews, Prof Tickodri-Togboa said The Beast Kiira EVS’ Brand New Electric Car, would cost between $25,000 and $35,000, an amount, considering the current dollar rate, makes a total of about Shs 92, 172,500 to Shs129, 041,500, not to mention the discount that they could negotiate as bulky buyers.