Govt loses Shs295m daily in interest, penalties to UNRA contractors- Tayebwa

The Deputy Speaker of Parliament has revealed that the government loses Shs295m daily as interest and penalties paid to Uganda National Roads Authority (UNRA) contractors because of failure to pay them on time.  
Mr Tayebwa also observed that in 2023, the government legitimately paid and lost Shs26 billion in form of penalties to UNRA contractors yet no one was called to answer for the loss.  

“That is only UNRA, without considering other government parastatals like National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC). I don’t want to look at…