The Government was extravagant in spending Shs6 billion on two armoured limousines for the President, a chairperson of a parliamentary oversight committee has said.
Mr Barnabas Tinkasiimire, the chair of the committee on presidential affairs, told Daily Monitor last week that his committee would pick interest in this matter even as the Presidents press secretary, Mr Tamale Mirundi, leapt to his boss defence, noting that criticism of the purchase was steeped in ignorance.
The MP drew comparisons with the opulence that characterised the reign of 17th Century French King, Louis XVI, before warning President Museveni of the likelihood of a French revolution taking place in Uganda.
He [Museveni] should address himself to what happened in France, said the Buyaga County MP. The luxury of that kingdom when its people were in poverty led to its collapse. It will affect this country. This is consumerism for an individual and I dont think thats a worthwhile investment. The president already has vehicles.
As official sources pointed at a total cost outlay of Shs6b, well-placed insiders in the security services suggest that the full figure spent on the cars could actually have been in the region of Shs10b.
However, officials at the Presidents Office declined to comment on reports suggesting that the government may have forked out up to Shs10b in the process of procuring the two high-end vehicles.
Mr Barnabas Tinkasiimire, the chair of the committee on presidential affairs, told Daily Monitor last week that his committee would pick interest in this matter even as the Presidents press secretary, Mr Tamale Mirundi, leapt to his boss defence, noting that criticism of the purchase was steeped in ignorance.
The MP drew comparisons with the opulence that characterised the reign of 17th Century French King, Louis XVI, before warning President Museveni of the likelihood of a French revolution taking place in Uganda.
He [Museveni] should address himself to what happened in France, said the Buyaga County MP. The luxury of that kingdom when its people were in poverty led to its collapse. It will affect this country. This is consumerism for an individual and I dont think thats a worthwhile investment. The president already has vehicles.
As official sources pointed at a total cost outlay of Shs6b, well-placed insiders in the security services suggest that the full figure spent on the cars could actually have been in the region of Shs10b.
However, officials at the Presidents Office declined to comment on reports suggesting that the government may have forked out up to Shs10b in the process of procuring the two high-end vehicles.
