The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has released 18.43 trillion shillings for the second quarter of the 2025/26 financial year.
The funds are aimed at supporting the operations of government ministries, departments, and agencies for the months of October, November, and December.
This release brings the total amount disbursed in the first half of the financial year to 38.61 trillion shillings, out of the approved national budget of 72.376 trillion shillings.
A significant portion of the funds will go toward salaries, operational costs, development projects, and debt obligations.
The release includes 2.1 trillion shillings for wages, 3.9 trillion for non-wage expenditures, and 2.3 trillion for domestically funded development activities.
An additional 187 billion shillings has been allocated to clear outstanding arrears, while 2.6 trillion will support externally financed development initiatives.
Debt servicing and treasury operations account for 7 trillion shillings of the total release, and 82 billion has been allocated from local revenue sources.
Targeted funding has also been allocated to key government institutions and priority sectors.
The Electoral Commission has received 450 billion shillings to facilitate ongoing electoral activities.
Agro-industrialization efforts have been boosted with 320 billion, while State House has been allocated 83.97 billion and the Office of the President 114.13 billion.
The Ministry of Works and Transport was given 1.7 trillion shillings to oversee road infrastructure development, and Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) received 145.68 billion to support its urban management initiatives.
Speaking at the release event in Kampala, Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Patrick Ocailap, expressed optimism about the country’s economic outlook.
He noted that Uganda’s GDP is projected to grow by 7 percent during this financial year, with expectations of surpassing that rate in the medium term.
Ocailap also emphasized that inflation is expected to remain within the 5 percent policy target, supported by a resilient exchange rate, improved food supply, and relatively stable global commodity prices.
By Olivia Nabaggala
14th Oct 2025
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