In a bid to sustain Ugandas economy that continues to exhibit impressive performance a midst changes in the global environmental and election year,Ministry of Finance has released Shs 16.537 trillion to Ministries,Departments and Agencies for the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year budget.
According to Ramadhan Ggoobi,Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Finance ,the released funds include Wage 2.71 trillion, Non- wage 2.898 trillion, Development 514 Billion, external financial component 2.77 trillion, Treasury obligations 7.91 trillion while Local revenue has been allocated She 82 billion.
Meanwhile Statutory Obligations and Institutions were allocated Shs 7.59 trillion for debt,Treasury operations; Shs 2.175 trillion to cater for wages and salaries across government; and Shs 318.24 billion for pensions and gratuity.
Parliament too has been allocated Shs 91.65 billion,Judciary Shs 28.27 billion and Shs 18.351 billion to the Office of the Auditor General.
To Drive Tenfold Growth,Ministry of Finance has allocated
Shs 167 billion to agro-industrial research and innovation, particularly to fast-track the rollout of the anti-tick vaccine, operations, and other critical programme interventions.
In addition, Shs 32.8 billion has been provided for tourism development and promotion initiatives, including the Explore Uganda drive and the development of the Uganda Martyrs’ Shrine, Namugongo.
The Ministry of Defence and Veteran Affairs has been allocated Shs 270.05 billion,Uganda Police Force Shs 42.12 billion,State House Shs 17.92 billion and Uganda Prisons Service Shs 73.04 billion.
The Office of the President has been allocated Shs 45.68 billion,Internal Security Organisation (ISO) Shs 42.92 billion and External Security Organisation (ESO) Shs 18.39 billion.
In terms of infrastructure developments,Ministry of Works and Transport has been allocated Shs 1.34 trillion, of which Shs 111.21 billion is Government of Uganda (GoU) funding and Shs 1.23 trillion is external financing. This allocation includes funding for Uganda Airlines, Uganda Railways, Kalangala Infrastructure Services, and the Standard Gauge Railway.
The Ministry of Energy has been allocated Shs 468.48 billion, of which Shs 23.992 billion is GoU funding and Shs 442.49 billion is external financing, to implement rural electrification projects, develop transmission lines, and support power generation initiatives.
Kampala Capital City Authority has been allocated Shs 99.53 billion, of which Shs 66.82 billion is GoU funding and Shs 32.71 billion is external financing, for the provision of social services (education and health) and the implementation of development projects within the city, especially roads and drainage.
The Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs has been allocated Shs 294.50 billion, of which Shs 3.53 billion is GoU funding and Shs 290.97 billion is external financing under the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area Urban Development Project, to improve roads, drainage, and sanitation within the Greater Kampala Metropolitan Area.
In addressing Human Capital Development,Ministry of Health has been allocated Shs 344.67 billion, of which Shs 44.49 billion is GoU funding and Shs 300.19 billion is external financing.
National Medical Stores has been allocated Shs 245.52 billion for the procurement of essential drugs and medicines, including addressing shortfalls resulting from the withdrawal of USAID support.
The Uganda Cancer Institute and the Uganda Heart Institute have been allocated Shs 77.374 billion for specialized oncology and cardiovascular services, while National and Regional Referral Hospitals have been allocated Shs 39.05 billion, and the National Council of Sports Shs 24.68 billion.
The Ministry of Education and Sports has been allocated Shs 115.50 billion, while public universities have been allocated Shs 107.453 billion.
Meanwhile Ministry of Local Government,atotal of Shs 519.866 billion has been released to local governments, of which Shs 328.581 billion is for conditional and unconditional grants, and Shs 191.284 billion is for capital development to enable the timely implementation of local government projects.
Uganda Revenue Authority allocated Shs 133.18 billion to facilitate revenue collection, while Shs 10.08 billion has been allocated to the Uganda Registration Services Bureau to speed up business registration services.
National Citizenship and Immigration Control allocated Shs 33.36 billion while Shs 12.277 billion has been allocated to the Uganda National Bureau of Standards to monitor product standardisation and Shs 3.31 billion allocated to the National Lotteries and Gaming Regulatory Board.
In terms of half year budget performance Goobi said the approved budget amounted to sh 72.376 trillion However Parliament approved supplementary of shs 8.104 trillion which has increased the budget to shs 80.48trillion
Goobi called upon all accounting officers to prioritise fast tracking and implementation of programmes and projects saying some accounting officers are still delaying to pay salaries.
He assured ugandans that ugandas economy is stable ,vibrant and competitive.
“the economic outlook is positive with economic growth expected to accerate to between 6.5 ad 7.0 percent in the year 2026 and double digit when the oil starts to flow ,”he stated.