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Foreign Affairs minister Gen Jeje Odongo has asked the House Committee on Foreign Affairs to approve a Shs6 billion supplementary budget meant to repair Uganda House in Nairobi, Kenya, which was damaged by anti-tax protesters in June.

“I pray that this honorable committee approves a supplementary budget allocation of Shs6 billion for the restoration of Uganda House in Nairobi, Kenya, to provide adequate office space for staff at the mission and generate the anticipated Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) for the country,” Mr Odongo’s statement read in Parliament.

He added: “It is important to note that upon completion of the renovation works, we projected to collect NTR Shs4 billion at full occupancy. Therefore, the amplifier effect of restoring the building on generating NTR for the country is enormous.”

Renovation works were slated to end in the same month and the building was meant to be handed over to Uganda government on June 28.

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