{"id":122096,"date":"2026-04-14T10:22:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T10:22:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/ggoobi-urges-nrm-mps-to-reject-budget-games"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T11:01:07","slug":"ggoobi-urges-nrm-mps-to-reject-budget-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/uganda\/all-news\/ggoobi-urges-nrm-mps-to-reject-budget-games","title":{"rendered":"Ggoobi Urges NRM Mps to Reject Budget Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Permanent Secretary and Secretary to the Treasury (PSST), Ramathan Ggoobi, has urged political leaders to take a more deliberate role in steering Uganda\u2019s socio-economic transformation by focusing on accountability, infrastructure development, and household wealth creation, while warning against what he termed \u201cbudget games.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the ongoing Leaders\u2019 Retreat for current and incoming NRM Parliamentary Caucuses at the National Leadership Institute in Kyankwanzi, Ggoobi cautioned legislators against distorting budget priorities and instead called for strengthening existing legal and institutional frameworks to ensure efficiency in public spending.<\/p>\n<p>He particularly stressed the need to reinforce public procurement systems to guarantee value for money in government projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPrioritise, consolidate, or even enhance infrastructure development as well as other enablers of the tenfold growth strategy. Enhance public scrutiny over development projects and set an example of incorruptibility to other Ugandans,\u201d Ggoobi said.<\/p>\n<p>The retreat, held under the theme \u201cThe Political Economy of Musevenomics, Infrastructure as the Strategic Enabler and the Role of Parliament,\u201d brought together lawmakers to align political oversight with Uganda\u2019s long-term economic transformation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>Ggoobi described infrastructure as the \u201cbone marrow of the economy,\u201d underscoring its central role in driving growth.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that since 2015, Uganda has borrowed approximately USD 20.07 billion (about Shs75 trillion) from external lenders, with about 80 percent directed toward infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, energy facilities, railways, airports, and water transport systems.<\/p>\n<p>He further revealed that the government has invested an additional Shs 31.54 trillion (approximately USD 8.52 billion) from domestic revenue into infrastructure over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p>According to Ggoobi, these investments have produced significant gains. The share of paved national roads has more than doubled from 3,121 kilometres in the 2012\/13 financial year to 6,850 kilometres in 2024\/25, while electricity generation capacity has risen from 595 megawatts in 2010\/11 to 2,050 megawatts.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead, he said government has increased allocations in the 2026\/27 financial year, with Shs 8.8 trillion earmarked for roads and Shs 2.1 trillion for the energy sector.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond macroeconomic indicators, Ggoobi challenged Members of Parliament to ensure that national development programmes translate into tangible improvements in household incomes and livelihoods.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll political leaders must ensure that every homestead in their constituency engages in a wealth creation venture,\u201d he said, emphasising the importance of grassroots economic participation in achieving inclusive growth.<\/p>\n<p>He also noted that Uganda\u2019s economy has expanded sevenfold over the past two decades, growing from USD 9.8 billion in 2005\/06 to USD 68.4 billion today, largely driven by sustained infrastructure investment and structural reforms.<\/p>\n<p>His remarks come amid ongoing public debate on debt sustainability, fiscal discipline, and Parliament\u2019s oversight role in national budgeting and expenditure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Uganda<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Uganda. 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