Public Censures 10th Parliament For Spending Over UGX 1 billion To Hire Tents

Parliament has spent more than 1 billion shillings to hire two tents being utilized for entire meetings due to Coronavirus limitations.
It should be noted that Parliament sittings were moved from the fundamental chambers to the parking garage to notice the COVID-19 standard working methodology. The assembly has from that point forward been paying 8.5 million shillings day by day to enlist the tents.
This figure when summarized over the 11 months that the tents have been recruited sums to over 1.1 billion shillings. Parliament has needed to foot a month to month bill of more than 102 million shillings as tent rental expenses.
Parliament severed for near two months for decisions and occasions.
As indicated by authorities from Parliament, it was concurred that the parliamentary commission takes care of bills for just three days when the house sits, that is Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Parliament’s Acting Director Communications and Public Affairs, Helen Nanteza Kawesa says the employing of the tent was unavoidable on the grounds that Parliament expected to keep sitting yet in addition regarding COVID-19 limitations.
Kawesa says Parliament intends to purchase its tent in the following monetary year passing by the pattern Covid-19 is taking. Kawesa says a 30×40 meter tent will be satisfactory social separating during Parliament’s entire meeting.
“As you know, we recruited the tent since no one knew whether one day COVID-19 would be there or not, yet in addition in the event that it would take longer. So for the future, we are getting our tent” she said on telephone.
The tent whenever bought will save Parliament a large number of shillings that go into tent recruit for various occasions like the finish of year celebrations, celebrations and festivities among others.
As per bid records seen by URN, M/S Karid Investment restricted, T/a Tents 4 U arose best-assessed bidder to supply Parliament with a tent of 358 million shillings.
Different bidders like, M/S Silk Events were fruitless after they neglected to give the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) freedom declarations, bid security, proof of having made comparable supplies, and presented a value-based duty leeway endorsement routed to Uganda Revenue Authority.
M/S Gray Point property were ineffective over NSSF settlement while M/s Luminous restricted fizzled at the monetary stage.