Uganda's Parliament has flagged Shs283.7 billion in spending that was not authorised, involving the defence, police and prisons services, according to Uganda Radionetwork. The report was published on Thursday, 22 October 2026.
The figure covers expenditure by the three security-related institutions that went ahead without parliamentary approval, Uganda Radionetwork reports. The outlet did not, in the material available, name the specific programmes or items behind the amount, nor did it say which accounting officers are affected.
The flagging places the issue before Parliament at a time when scrutiny of security spending is a recurring subject of debate. Under Uganda's system of public finance, government ministries and agencies are expected to seek parliamentary approval for their budgets, and spending outside that process is treated as a breach requiring explanation. Uganda Radionetwork's report identifies the three institutions involved but gives no further detail on how the unauthorised spending was discovered or what stage the matter has reached.
What to watch next: whether Parliament's committees summon officials from the defence, police and prisons services to explain the Shs283.7 billion, and whether any of the amount is regularised or referred for recovery.
