Speaker Rebecca Kadaga delivers Shs 215m to Uganda Cranes in Gabon

Parliament has fulfilled its pledge to the Uganda Cranes. As the team prepares to face the Pharaohs tonight, the boys have been given a huge financial and psychological boost . Speaker Rebecca Kadaga is in Gabon as will today handover a cheque worth Shs 215m for the national team.

Last week, the Members of Parliament agreed to be deducted Shs 500,000  each from their January bonuses which totalled to Shs 215m.

Speaker of Par­lia­ment, Re­becca Kadaga, told MPs dur­ing the ple­nary sit­ting on Jan­u­ary 10, 2017, that fol­low­ing a com­mit­ment by Par­lia­ment to give the money to the Cranes, it was pru­dent that the funds are chan­neled to the team when in Gabon.

She di­rected the Clerk to Par­lia­ment, Jane Kibirige to have the funds processed.

“I will be go­ing to Gabon and would want to go with their cheque so if mem­bers don’t find, can we agree that the funds be de­ducted from your salaries so we can sup­port them and give them more courage,” Kadaga re­quested.

The MPs have fulfilled their pledge. The country awaits Uganda Cranes to revive their AFCON campaign as they face Egypt today at 10pm