Parliament has today learnt that Uganda Broadcasting Corporation, Uganda Peoples Defense Forces (UPDF), Uganda Prisons and Uganda Police do not pay for electricity they consume.

Talking before the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating the alleged saga in the energy sector, the Uganda Electricity Distribution Company Managing Director Joseph Katera said that these four government organs owe the government over 30 billion shillings.

Katera noted that Uganda Prisons owes 4 billion shillings, Uganda Police 6 billion shillings, UPDF 19 billion shillings and UBC 2 billion shillings.

Talking to the media after the committee meeting Hon. Medard Segona said that the committee has directed UEDCL and UMEME to ensure that that money is recovered.

Hon. Segona says that the parliament approves the budget for those organs annually adding that it is surprising that they do not pay for power when they have a vote for power in there budgets.

Hon. Segona adds that the parliament has reports that the police officers who stay in houses with electricity pay for their bills and he wonders where that money goes after collecting it.

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