Uganda mulls a smaller budget as Kenya and Tanzania expand spending plans
Uganda's Finance Minister Matia Kasaija arrives at the Kololo grounds with the symbolic briefcase containing the national budget to present the country's budget on June 15, 2023.
Uganda is mulling a smaller budget envelope for the 2025/26 financial year, amid surging public debt and rising election fever as technocrats struggle to balance spending priorities with multiple funding gaps.
But its peers, Kenya and Tanzania, have announced expanded expenditure plans even in the face of similar challenges.
